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After knee replacement surgery
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Oct 27, 2021 | Replies (618)Comment receiving replies
You are very lucky that your pain level is fairly low. However, I considered myself lucky that my incision was closed with surgical glue, so I did not have the “pleasure” of having staples removed. I’m sure you’ll be roaming your neighborhood with the cane soonish. I was told to start walking outside on day 8 or 9, went for 1/4 mile walk (crutch I had from previous knee surgery in hand, but not using), and then I realized that I also had to walk the 1/4 mile BACK! Slight miscalculation on my part, but it went ok.
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@ellerbracke I never did much walking in my neighborhood after my TKR, it's uphill and downhill, but when we went to NYC for my daughter's after-wedding party (she got married in a very small ceremony in our home in November) a little less than two months after the surgery I walked all over the place. I was amazed at how much walking I did! My son had given me some really cute lace-up boots from Jambu (one of their only "cute" styles) and they are great for walking even with a heel that's about 2". I love visiting NYC, but would never want to live there unless I was rich enough to live on 5th Avenue or someplace really nice.
JK