i am 16 weeks and I know where you are coming from. It is a horrible operation and was the worst pain I ever felt. Child birth is a walk in the park compared to this. I have had 2 children. I have mornings of extreme stiffness still and days when I walk too much can be painful. My knee is still very hot and there is a lot of inflammation. Just want to tell you that what you are experiencing is normal. We are all different. My
cousin had a knee replacement and said she had very little pain.Hang in there.
I found this forum directly after my knee replacement (13 weeks ago) and have been ever so grateful for everyone's comments and support. I am 62 years young and have luckily experienced a pretty smooth transition to my new knee. Having said that though, the knee feels extremely heavy, I still get stiffness, soreness, swelling, and pain. It does seem to get better with exercise, but nontheless I still experience discomfort.
As for your responses in this forum, it is the very first time I have read such an antagonistic comment. Thank goodness you had an easy recovery and I am glad for you, but please don't lessen the trials that others experience. Everyone recuperates differently and at different time periods so please try to recognize we are each individual and will experience different levels of convalescence.
Why did it take you six weeks before you went back to work? Good grief it's only a knee you should have been back in a week. My cousin was back to work as a janitor in one week. I on the other hand am sixteen weeks and still not back.
Happy to hear things are going well for you. What a difference a couple of weeks make. As I recall you are in a part of the US that's not experiencing the greatest weather. It was -11°F here this morning and we are expecting a major storm starting tomorrow afternoon into Sunday. Oh for spring and time in the yard. Unfortunately I will spend mine in an immobilizer with spacer as they are pulling all of the hardware and putting in a spacer as the staph is back. Only allowed 50% weight for 2 or 3 weeks then 70%
Best get all this done while the weather is bad. Hopefully by May you will be up and running again, and can tend your flowers all summer. I couldn't do anything last year, but so looking forward to tackling the garden this year.
I get the spacer removed and the new joint put in the 1st week of June so I'll be be looking to working with the fall flowers. The spring and summer ones had better be able to care for themselves. Fortunately I have a son in law in the lawn care and landscaping business that covers the rest of the workload
Oh my, I am so sorry to hear the infection has returned. Wishing you the very best this time around!!!
You're right, as I write this it is 15 degrees and snowing. Has been snowing since 10:30 this morning and suppose to continue through Monday. Still, we have had an extemely mild winter. Major problem is so little moisture and I'm sure we'll suffer from that this spring.
Hang in there Archie, it takes time. There are many ups and downs with this op but things do improve. Bad attitudes here are extremely rare, don't be put off when encountering one. Folks here are really very helpful. Tons of experience here at every different level with some very helpful advice.
This will be a whole new experience. The immoblilzer isn't quite as barbaric as it sounds. Its foam with Velcro .closures as the wound has to be cleaned and treated daily, then the stitches removed after a couple of weeks. The spacer actually is loaded with antibiotics and slowly breaks down and activates the medication. High price of education. Glad I am at a teaching hospital and have a senior staff member as my surgeon
Ha, ha, that's good OFG - seriously Archie, I'm an " old timer" on this site (7 months) and I really consider these people as good friends ! Please stick with it & don't let one negative remark make you shy away.
I'd love to meet and or invite all of them in my home and talk over coffee
Archie, I am also 31/2 months from my second tkr, I still have swelling and a bend of
95, I don't have any pain, but can have stiffness. I also get pain in the back of my right knee which I had a tkr 5 months ago, it does go away when I rest it. I know it will get better, because I have faith and I know yours will to don't give up, keep doing your exercises.
I am reading all these remarks at 4.20 because I woke up with a really stiff knee. I am five weeks post op and before my op kept fit walking the dog and going on walking holidays. I am also a hurrier! I do everything at speed, not now!! Thank goodness I had this op after I retired because I am learning to slow down a bit. I took up learning a language to have something to do while sitting down! If I had still been at work I would have pushed it physically and maybe too hard. I saw the physio yesterday who is pleased with my progress, not as good as I thought it would be a few weeks ago, 95% bend but very luckily not a lot of pain, just stiffness and heaviness. She also told me to walk slower and get the correct walking gait, I was trying to hurry a bit! Hoping as soon as the weather is better I can extend the lengths of the morning walks, my dog is learning to slow down a bit too! I have learnt a lot from this forum and the most important bit is that we are all very different and I am not going to push myself to attain the fantastic results that some people are apparently achieving! Everything in its own time, as long as you are doing what the Drs and physios tell you. Now to have another couple of hours sleep if I can if not get up have a drink and a nap later on.
Hi Archie, firstly I have to say that I am saddened to read what I consider to be a totally inappropriate response from a respondent. That person needs to take a long look at herself and ask her self a few questions. A course in psychology I would suggest is needed. Take heart from everyone else's replies. They will help you as they have helped me.. I can't really add anything further as it's been said. If still having problems, go back to your doctor and see what is said. Hsng on in and best regards and I wish you better.
Hi Archie I have just woken and seen these absolutely appalling and insensitive remarks from this person on the forum. I am so glad that all the others with more common sense and at different levels of healing have responded. I can only reiterate that this is one of the worst surgeries you can have and recovery is usually long and arduous. We will all get there in the end at different speeds. Take heart from all the others here snd listen to them, not someone who to me just wants to stir everyone up. Good luck.
Hi there Jane, think perhaps you were a tad terse with your reply to Archie , what we have to remember is we all heal differently and at different paces. It is not always black and white, there are lots of grey areas. Negativity will attack most of us at some point . I have always been posotive, I'm 83and have been widowed 20years. At 61/2 months I have really struggled at times but I have managed to get about and continue to do my own chores. I personally think this op is horrendous it has taken away my love of life. So please don't judge us all on your own experiences. I fully emphasise with Archie .