Hello all, my surgeon has discharged me today (12 weeks post op) I do not need any more physio and he is happy with my bend etc, so I reckon I can be termed a success ! wht then do I now feel out on a limb? I feel as though my security blanket has been pulled out from under me, whilst I know I am doing well and everything is as it should be , I feel far from back to normal, which makes me feel like a bit of a fraud, I never expected to feel like this , I thought I would be elated to be discharged and put it all behind me, moan over, thanks for listening
I know how you feel, I feel the same. My leg is still numb, I still have trouble with stairs. My knee isn't what I thought it would be at all. I suppose it is early days still but I am also having trouble with the other knee now. I also don't "trust" my new knee altogether to do the job.
I'm in the same place exactly Dotty. I see the surgeon Thursday afternoon and return to work Thursday night. Physio stopped June 15th and I'm having a hard time forcing myself to do my exercises as often as I should. I feel my bend has deteriorated. It was 123. I can fully extend. Stairs I can do but not "naturally" if that makes sense. Sitting for long periods of time is hell as my leg seems to stiffen up terribly. Don't ever apologiZe for moaning, especially on here. It's therapeutic!!!!!! We will continue to improve I'm sure. I feel more secure on my new knee now than my other (which also needs surgery that I'm not prepared to consider at the moment) which is good. It's been one hell of a journey and it continues and will for some time to come. Keep your chin up and know that you're not alone. Take good care.
I felt like that and went back private every two weeks and now four weeks but ready to finish now am 24 weeks. As you say it's security of a visit to a professional. If things go wrong you get stiff etc you can get referred back by the gp but sounds as if you are doing better than some of us so see it as an achievement making sure u keep it up at home.
That is a difficult step to handle but you will find within a few days you will have it behind you. The other evening I was watching a nature show and the were showing various birds from the time they hatch. Seeing them leave the nest the 1st time is similar to the feeling you have right now but soon you will be fllying high on your own
what a lovely way of looking at it thankyou so much
many thanks to you,it sounds as though we are in pretty much the same place,I shall take your advice and continue to moan !
I suppose I thought I would be discharged when I was back to normal,although I guess whats normal is open to debate,best wishes
I guess going to see the proffesionals is what keeps the motivation high, its going to take an waful lot of self discipline to keep going with the excercises, even though I know I have to, best wishes to you
Oooh thank goodness I'm not the only one feeling like this. Why is it that absolutely everything puts the fear of God in me at the minute? I'm usually quite a "happy go lucky" person who faces most things head on......I even looked forward to getting my knee done, coming out the other side and getting on with my life. Now some days, like today, I feel like my life is not my own and the only thing I think about is when will this knee feel a bit more normal? It has taken over my whole waking day (and night!) and gets me down. The most disheartening thing is when I have a reasonably better day and think 've turned the corner and yet the following day I feel rubbish. At 13 weeks post op some consistency would be welcomed with open arms lol!
Well Dotty that's my song also. I go back in five weeks and will continue PT three days a weeks until then. I try to motivate myself to do my exercises, mainly because I have a little OCD AND it urks me that my home is in disarray. Clothes piles up, I see spider web everywhere, I live in an old house. so I am trying to do a littlevevery day. It might be washing clothes or mopping the floor. Trying to get back to so call normal. My Dr. Told me it really takes anywhere from six months to a year to full recover.
Indeed you are back to normal........
It's just a different normal.
I was discharged at six weeks! I'm reasonably happy now with my situatin (24 weeks!) but still pain on going down stairs, and stiffness in the upper leg, numbness etc. . but i think this is as good as it gets, so getting on with life!
The up and down days seem to have affected us all, and it is disheartening isn't it! Still, now at 24 weeks, and I don't get that any more really . . . still not 100 per cent, but at least my whole life no longer revolves around the knee, and I can get on with most things without thinking of it. You;ll get there in the end!
I think maybe we expect way too much,I was prepared for the pain and for the hard work but I think I expected my new knee to feel like a "knee" and instead it fels like a piece of hardware I hope that eventually I will stop noticing , but like you I thought that at 13 week things would be on an even keel and of course thats not how it is, I know there are many folk far worse off than me and I shall try and hold onto that fact, best wishes to you
yes thats it in a nutshell, life turned into being all about the knee, although I did wake up today and my first thought was about something totally different, I guess thats progress of a sort
Well I am told that I will continue to see improvement for up to a year so I will stick with it and like you get on with things, best wishes
I really get your point about domestic chaos, I HATE it , I know I feel much better if things around me are ordered, if things are not I can feel my stress levels shoot up, so I have tried like you to keep on top of things but its not easy. Folk tell me to let it go, and that a bit of dust or mess doesnt matter, the point is , it matters to me, the good thing is this has helped me push myself on, best wishes
And how are you doing Roland? Sorry to be over familiar but I picked up your name on a previous post and it's so much nicer than the pseudonym you adopted. I think that if you have been so patient we can all draw inspiration from it. All the very best from Upton Snodsbury, UK (yes, sounds like PG Wodehouse)
Many people have told me that it can take 12 months to feel truly human again so the journey isn't over yet, though you're 8 weeks ahead of me. You've reached a milestone at least and with this site you are never on your own. Good luck and we'll done