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Total knee replacement late July....
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jun 7 8:42pm | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
Did your surgeon give you any pre-surgery exercises to do? If so follow the recommended amount to do and do them regularly, If not, talk to your surgeon about exercises that can help prepare you for surgery. My doc prescribed a bunch of exercises to do twice a day. BTW, I am 8 1/2 months from my right total knee replacement. Swelling is gone, leg is strong enough, and I am pain free. I am 78.
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Were the exercises home variety? No outside home PT? Wow, you are one of lucky few that had no scar tissue problems. Enjoy the results and thank you surgeon, as he did a good job.
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Neither the surgical team nor the PT team suggested presurgery exercises. The PT said they weren’t particularly helpful. I have to say that this has been the ONLY but a VERY SIGNIFICANT failure by Mayo staff related to my health care.