MUA Tigz's Lessons in Patience

[tigz]

Thanks, Karri!

Even though I knew what was going to happen, I am in awe of Arlington National Cemetery, their Honor Guard, etc. It was a very humbling experience to watch how they honored this World War II vet, and the sheer number of folks who stopped to watch the ceremony for my father. Wow. Family was all on their best behavior, too.

 

[KarriB]

Beautiful photo and I imagine worth the wait. I'm glad for you, that everyone was behaved. Perhaps it was out of respect for the ceremony, but no matter why, it was less stress on you.

 

[Thesoutherncook]

Have had you in my prayers today for peace and closure. I hope your knee cooperated, too.

 

[tigz]

Thank you! Those prayers certainly helped @Thesoutherncook! My six month ole new knee managed to walk behind the caisson (sp) about a quarter mile (it's used to much longer walks than that these days). So glad the weather cooperated! We're supposed to get the remnants of Patricia tonight into tomorrow.

 

[Thesoutherncook]

Glad you made it OK. What an honor for your family.
We're getting the winds today and they have blown off almost all of our fall leaf color. We had 2 days of peak color.

 

[Dearjr]

Glad you are doing so well!
Want is a slr lag?

What did your doc say the clicking was from
I click all the time!
The os said it could take a year to go away! It's annoying!
I'm now 3 1/2 months out

 

[Slainte]

Beautiful pic of Arlington. You can sleep. And walk a fair distance. That is wonderful.

 

[tigz]

Straight leg raise lag...The leg is not perfectly straight. Still working on more quad strength.

My doctor, too, said it could take up to a year for the clicking to resolve and blamed it on the new parts and tendons and muscle but not to worry about it unless it was accompanied by pain and/or swelling.

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[Dearjr]

@tigz i think the os all have the same script..,,lol

 

[referee54]

The os said it could take a year to go away! It's annoying!

I hear mine from time to time, but I believe that we become desensitized to it---down the road, you will not give it much thought at all.

 

[Dearjr]

@referee54 i hear and feel mine every time it moves. Only when I sit do I not feel it

 

[Randi]

When I asked my OS about the clicking , he said " Yup, get used to it !"

 

[newlybionic]

I feel my knee clicking all the time when I'm walking. My doctor emphasized that i could have that when we first talked about knee surgery. The funny thing was my other knee has a clicking sound so I just bent it and it produces a loud sound! I told him I'm used to it!!

 

[tigz]

I'm starting to be of the opinion as said above the clicking isn't going to go away, I'll just get used to it. We'll see...

 

[Dearjr]

Hopefully we will get used to it or have it disappear

 

[Raffs]

I have clicking too. Physio said that at the moment it is to do with how my patella (with plastic button) connects with the trochlear - he said swelling is affecting now noisy it is. Who knows, huh? That is a beautiful photograph, glad to hear that it went ok.

 

[wberry]

It's okay, there is a difference between clicking, when plastic and metal touch or rub. Now clunking and hard popping could mean excessive looseness. So you have to gauge it.


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[tigz]

Thanks, @Raffs.

It does seem to be a little more 'clicky' first thing in the morning when I get up and later in the day when I've been on my feet a lot (a little swelling).

 

[tigz]

Hello from someone who's been reading and lurking for a while.

Hubby was telling me at dinner tonight about a friend who is eight weeks out from a TKR that played golf and walked the course today. He said if he hadn't been with me through my recovery he would think his friend's recovery was the norm. I replied it's somewhere in the middle, or perhaps somewhere else altogether.

It's been eight months for me. I still am not hands free going down stairs but I am doing them comfortably. I have been averaging 10,000 steps with my Fitbit on my days off. There's still occasional stiffness at the end of the day, but I'm rarely taking anything (OTC) for it. Either the clicking isn't as frequent as it was, or I've gotten used to it. Sleep is good without any medicinal help, but I tell ya, many workdays I am still exhausted at the end of the day. That energy level still isn't quite back to where it was before surgery.

I know my ROM and extension are better than my six month check-up. The lag is gone with the straight leg raise.

We've been looking at houses, Ranchers, and probably by the time we find a house I figure I'll be ready to run up and down the steps. LOL

A belated Merry Christmas to all, and may the New Year bring everyone peace, patience, and continued healing of our new knees!

~Julie

 

[swmrgirl]

Hi Julie, nice to hear from you. Thank the stars for this forum it really does help. I've been reading many posts and it sounds like lots of people have had similar experiences to yours, and I've also read and heard about people like hour husband's friend. I was in good shape before surgery and assumed I would recover a lot faster than I am, but seems like my body has its own ideas, and sounds like yours does too. I know I'm not as far out as you are, but I'm sending lots and support and encouragement your way.
Wishing you a happy, healthy New Year,
Julie