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Joint Replacements | Last Active: May 14 7:08am | Replies (60)
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I am 6 1/2 months out from TKR at 66 years old. Walking was good at two months, but struggled with going up steps until two weeks ago. My new knee was warm to the touch until then, but when the temperature went down my pain soon went away then climbing steps was easier. I’m pretty happy now. Hope you have a good experience. Good luck to you.
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Thanks Benny. I had both knees replaced at age 67. Recovery took about two months, and sticking with the rehab exercises 3x/day for at least one month post-op.
The last thing to go away was slight pain going up or down stairs. Once that was gone, in about 3 months give or take, my knees never felt better.
The first two weeks post-op are the hardest. Some rehab exercises to increase flexion (bending the knee) just really hurt. But I pushed to the point of pain, and backed off. Each day the pain was a little less and I could go further.