hollie9
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I'm getting close to 4 months out on second knee, how time flies! I'm almost 10 months out on my first knee.
I got way out of shape on second recovery due to straining muscle in new knee, which still hurts at times. I'm now on vacation at the beach and am walking a lot in sand, rocky terrain, up and down those huge staircases from beach to street. I think this is enough work out for now, I've got company to care for, lots of other stuff to do...can't join a gym now.
Anyway I think walking in sand is harder than walking on hard dirt or pavement, especially when it slopes to the water...one foot stepping higher than the other.
I'm doing pretty good, wish I had more strength, but could walk forever. I notice I can't go down the staircases hands free, although part of that is fear that I'll fall. Maybe I could. I do have to land hard impact when going from rock to rock and am surprised when knees solidly land and work well, I keep thinking I have to baby them.
I do have a sharp pain in my new knee at night when it is resting draped over the arm of a chair. Pain is in the front of the knee cap. I don't know if this is from the strain I got early on with this knee, or what. But it hurts sharply when I try to lift up that knee.
I'll ask the doc when I get back in September or October.
When I first had this second surgery I thought I'd never get to 4 months, now it's almost here.
Hollie
I got way out of shape on second recovery due to straining muscle in new knee, which still hurts at times. I'm now on vacation at the beach and am walking a lot in sand, rocky terrain, up and down those huge staircases from beach to street. I think this is enough work out for now, I've got company to care for, lots of other stuff to do...can't join a gym now.
Anyway I think walking in sand is harder than walking on hard dirt or pavement, especially when it slopes to the water...one foot stepping higher than the other.
I'm doing pretty good, wish I had more strength, but could walk forever. I notice I can't go down the staircases hands free, although part of that is fear that I'll fall. Maybe I could. I do have to land hard impact when going from rock to rock and am surprised when knees solidly land and work well, I keep thinking I have to baby them.
I do have a sharp pain in my new knee at night when it is resting draped over the arm of a chair. Pain is in the front of the knee cap. I don't know if this is from the strain I got early on with this knee, or what. But it hurts sharply when I try to lift up that knee.
I'll ask the doc when I get back in September or October.
When I first had this second surgery I thought I'd never get to 4 months, now it's almost here.
Hollie