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Total knee replacement problems
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Replying to lj1952.
First to say I am so sorry for your fall.
I might go on a bit but I am at month 4 TKR. It has been a miserable recovery experience. My PO X-rays and doctor plus PT say surgery went well.
The thing is recovery. I am acutely aware of this knee. My functionality is poor bc I do not trust it. One hypothesis is that I am treating the surgery as tho I had amputation and mourning the loss of my real knee. It has been a struggle. I continue to improve with range of motion etc. but just can’t get past how stiff and unnatural the knee is.
PT is guessing I will need a year to feel more at ease.
And yes I am also mourning my old days with yoga. Child’s pose is gone forever.
I DO NOT want my second knee done!
Sending empathy.
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Thank you for your reply! I'm very sorry about your experience 4 months post-op. I had a bit of a hard time adjusting to the idea of the knee not being natural--also, worrying about trusting it. While I *think* it's OK, at this point, I'm not sure what's normal. It's been over 3 years now, and I can't message my surgeon, since they consider me a new patient now. I would just like to know whether there's anything wrong with the knee, post-falls. Also, I'm not sure how to sleep--I need to prop my feet up or over a pillow for comfort (otherwise my heels are in terrible pain--no fat pad left after 72 years of walking around), and I'm not sure where my knee should be. Probably not on top of the pillow, maybe angled over it? Well, that's what the Internet's for, I think. I hear you about not wanting the other knee done! And it's so sad to lose yoga, isn't it? Especially at this stage of life when it would be so beneficial for balance and other aspects of daily life. Oh well. Right now, I'm dealing with the 2nd shoulder fracture in less than a year. (You can see why preventing falls is very important to me! Both occurred as a result of trip-and-fall accidents. Bad luck.) So I'm doing all that PT. We'll just have to carry on as best we can. You have all my empathy!! Good luck with the ROM and all. And I hope your knee starts to feel less stiff and unnatural ASAP...