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Knee replacement blues

Posted by sandrajanevb @sandrajanevb, Dec 29, 2024

I'm Australian but we have the same knees right ! I'm week 7 today, and I had a ' stumble ' a few weeks ago on a step out the back, my knee gave way and I pulled a muscle in my thigh .. I feel like my confidence has gone downhill now, I'm waiting for the day that I don't feel restricted with swelling .

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cyndi2013 | @cyndi2013 | 1 day ago
In reply to @charlie127 "Hi, The swelling can get so much better ! At 7 months post op from staged..." + (show)
@charlie127

Hi, The swelling can get so much better ! At 7 months post op from staged bilateral knee replacement. I have no further pain or swelling but some stiffness if I sit too long. The swelling takes time to decrease for some people, mine was not really noticeable at 3 months.

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I am 3 months in and still have stiffness, no matter what I do. Stretching, exercising or walking, stiffness is there. I don't sleep very much. Constantly icing down.
I keep praying 🙏 at night that I will get up the next morning and not have as much stiffness.
This recovery has been brutally challenging.

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ouch89 | @ouch89 | 10 hours ago
In reply to @cyndi2013 "I am 3 months in and still have stiffness, no matter what I do. Stretching, exercising..." + (show)
@cyndi2013

I am 3 months in and still have stiffness, no matter what I do. Stretching, exercising or walking, stiffness is there. I don't sleep very much. Constantly icing down.
I keep praying 🙏 at night that I will get up the next morning and not have as much stiffness.
This recovery has been brutally challenging.

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Yep! As I commented on another reply, "just another little thing they don't tell you before they mess you up."

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cyndi2013 | @cyndi2013 | 10 hours ago

There's quite a bit they don't tell you about this recovery.

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