Has anyone felt down after there TKR. I am 8 weeks today, I have been feeling tearful. I can't stop doing housework ect. I think I am trying to prove to myself that I can do things, then get the pain and suffer. Is this normal ☹
Yes Lol. Yesterday my kitchen cupboards were annoying me so I reconfigured 7 of them, threw loads of stuff out and went to a shop and bought wee storage baskets to store inside the cupboards. While I was bending over to wipe the insides I was letting out wee Aaaargh!! I wouldn't give in though. I think we need to push a wee bit then if needed take it easy afterwards
Perfectly natural, knee replacement is hard, I’ve had two over the past nine months. I’m 67 and felt 97,inactivity, pain, plateaus wanting to get back to normal, and patience not one of my virtues, we all go through a range of emotions. Stick in there all will be well.😀😀😀😀
I'm not patient either, I'm not liking being at home on my own for hours on end. And, I'm putting on weight because I'm not out and about. I used to walk for miles every day in my job. 😞
Absolutely!! More so this week getting fed up I think. Didn't help with consultant wanting to wait a further 6 weeks to see if my bend will improve telling me to find will power ( I have will power just need to see something positive). I can't wait to come out the other side of this it
Is a nightmare not knowing when it will all be over X
Hi, I’m 8 weeks too, there is no normal! We all cope differently, for me it was the isolation and boredom, apart from having family around in evenings and the occasional visit from friends I was completely on my own. They also say that some people get depressed because it’s like losing a body part. Now that I can drive it is much improved and I have also asked to go back to work part-time!
Be positive and don’t over do it! Best Wishes on your future recovery.
Don't get fed up hopefully all will be ok. I too can't wait for the pain and swelling to go. Again tonight I have pain in my knee, leg and foot. I have elevated since about 5pm.
I know I have done quite a bit today but I have tried to sit down every hour for a few minutes hoping that would work but no x
Deb, I'm only 5 1/2 weeks but I'd say what you're feeling is experienced by many. I can't wait to clean my home. I can do small tasks now but not what I'd like to do. I injured a ligament in my foot by doing a new PT exercise so I am somewhat behind where I should be. Be careful and don't do what you're not strong enough to do. Recovering is a long process for a TKR it seems. Hope you have a better day tomorrow.
STOP STOP STOP. You don't have to prove anything to anyone. That's how people get in trouble o fell the day after my revision and no damage to the jOint BUT, I BROKE my femur. Had I not been so intent on saying "been her e, done that" many of my problems would have been avoided. Slow and steady....let it come to you and I promise it will.
Thank you, that has made me stop and think
COMPLETELY NORMAL!!!!
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/tkr-and-post-operative-depression-604195
Jedi Mind Trick...once you know what it is, kick it out the door. This will help too...
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/tkr-and-ptsd-569521
...and this...
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-power-of-rest-some-great-strategies-to-try-on-a-tkr-617892
Stay strong...YOU OWN THIS and will NOT be controlled by fake phantoms!!!!
It's a very Zen thing: "It will be over when it's over." No one can tell you exactly when. Just know that all the pain and suffering and struggle decrease over time...gradually. You rate your progress on a monthly basis...never daily or weekly. This is NOT a linear process (see the picture) so you have to look back from a distance to see how well you've done. For almost everyone, this takes a year...period...accept it...own it...
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-tkr-recovery-bell-curve--563756
The problem is that no doc prepares you for this in advance and our minds immediately jump to expectations and timetables that we "should" meet. Bullpuckies. No such thing. Advances, setbacks, plateaus...all part of the game. Work, time and patience. Just do it...
Another Zensational answer that's right to the pernt, as they would say in Brooklyn..
We gotta get a beer sometime...
I'm for that
I am at 12 weeks with right tkr. Yes it is hard for wanting to do something and can't quite yet. At 8 weeks I was kind of back to my regular routine with feeding the birds and doing light dusting.
Yes I still get depressed at 12 weeks. Every time I try too push myself in walking I sure do pay for it. I am usually in pain for 2 days and can't do nothing.
Hang in there your not alone in this recovery
This is for your depression...Jedi Mind Trick...not real...
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/tkr-and-post-operative-depression-604195
Yes, push the knee and it swells. Get a pedometer (fit bit, smartwatch, etc.) and track your steps every day. If your knee swells, note the steps, back off, ice, elevate and resume slowly. WATCH YOUR STEPS!!!
I found all these posts extremely helpful. Thank you.
I worked on a principle of NOT doing anything apart from self care, i.e. feeding myself, for the first two months. I put my energy into writing as it was a project I could do while resting, elevating, and doing exercises on the bed.
We choose our own way of getting through this, but in terms of a sense of achievement it might be helpful to also think of things which are sedentary to do but which give you pleasure.
I think you are right, so ease off on your self and realise there is a time for everything... put caring for yourself first if at all possible.
People's circumstances vary a lot and I was fortunate to have my husband who took responsibility for domestic management...I didn't start doing housework until 3 months post op.
Looking after yourself will help your mood also., I found getting over tired was the very worst thing I could do because unlike normally, the energy you spend doesn't come quickly back, and that is depressing!
Think about your knee as a hungry baby which takes all the energy from your body in order to heal. That is your body's priority, and your body puts that first.
I hope you feels better soon,