TKR TKR 2 Years Out

[WFD]

Back squats at 4 weeks? It has been 23 months for me with no back squats in sight.

You are doing fabulous!

 

[jeoder]

Thanks for the encouragement. My ROM progress brings me a lot of anxiety. I got more ROM presurgery lifting, so I figured I will head in the direction very slowly and carefully.

 

[Newbai]

@jeoder Squats already, that’s awesome! Nice work!

 

[jeoder]

I am 7 weeks out. I have turned a big corner the past week or so! I am doing modified Crossfit and barbell workouts 2-3 days/week, can hike 3-4 miles with fairly steep ascent/descent, am back work full time, and ROM is 2 on extension/113 flexion. Still hitting PT 2-3 days a week. Here is today vs a few days after surgery. What a difference!

 

[shr]

Congrats on your outstanding progress!

 

[jeoder]

Officially 3.5 months out and finally think I am better than presurgery. Today I did a full clean and split jerk. No pain. The road here was rough but hoping for continued improvement. Thanks everyone for all the support. It is very appreciated.

 

[Neysa423]

Yikes! I can't imagine carrying groceries in the near future Obviously you were in great shape pre-surgery! Continued healing to you.

 

[shr]

Looking good!

 

[jeoder]

I have a coworker getting ready for TKR. Going back and reading my posts from 2 years ago and talking to her as she prepares reminded me how far I have come. It was a long 12 weeks post op and a full year of firsts as I recovered and healed. Now I can do most Crossfit movements including run, lunge, squat all pain free! Here is a pic from a few months ago hitting a 280# back squat. Stay the course, push yourself in PT (it is a fine line between letting yourself heal vs pushing out of your comfort zone), and be patient. This is the best decision and my life is so much better 2 years out!

 

[Roy Gardiner]

You'll notice that I have merged your newest thread with your original recovery thread. For several reasons, we prefer that you only have one recovery thread:

• That way, you have all your information in one place. This makes it easier to go back and review your history before providing advice.
• If you start new threads, you miss the posts and advice others have left for you in the old threads, and some information may be unnecessarily repeated
• Having only one thread will act as a diary of your progress that you can look back on.

So please post any updates, questions or concerns about your recovery here.