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Wow! Kudos for your determination.
This is what it takes to fully recover from joint replacement. My PT told me successful surgery is only 20% of the formula. The other 80% is the patient's own work and "sticking with the plan" as long as it takes. I am 8 month out from rotator cuff surgery and still doing home PT 3 times a week.
@heyjoe415 Here is our new "Poster Person" for TKR recovery.
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Why thank you Sue for your kind words. For some reason, RC-repair surgery seems to take a lot longer than a TKR. Not sure why. I guess it's the surgeon is trying to repair soft tissue and that is a) difficult and b) takes time.
I'm getting an anatomical TSR in early August. It will be anatomical because fortunately, ny RC is intact.
Thanks again Sue!
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Please be careful about pushing through pain after TKR surgery. You can end up tearing your tendons and get tendonitis and bursitis. Forcing a swollen, inflamed wound to bend is the worst advice I ever got. It has set me back months and months and wrecked my IT band. Please, please read everything you can find and get some new opinions.