How does your knee feel once it reaches the year of recovery?

Posted by cyndi2013 @cyndi2013, Oct 27, 2025

I have heard it takes a full year for recovery of TKR. How 🤔 does your knee feel while approaching that one year mark?

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cyndi2013 | @cyndi2013 | Nov 28, 2025

In reply to @lawanna85 "@cyndi2013 Are you talking about a stationary rotation? Or move your arms in a circle? Thanks,..." + (show)

@lawanna85 just reaching up the wall one arm at a time.

Lawanna Bean | @lawanna85 | Nov 29, 2025

In reply to @steveinarizona "@lawanna85 Of all the exercises I do in PT the one I am terrible at is..." + (show)

@steveinarizona That has to be frustrating! I do the same exercise. It feels like it's getting stronger. Some days I can do it without holding on to something, other days not. This gait situation is almost worse than the surgery itself. All I know to do is keep doing the exercises and hope they are working. I have started exercising right after I get up, hoping that it will help the stiffness. Thanks for sharing.

Lawanna Bean | @lawanna85 | Nov 29, 2025

In reply to @cathyjok "@lawanna85 I have not scheduled my knee replacement surgery yet. I'm trying to get all the..." + (show)

@cathyjok Here is my personal opinion. I would choose the one there the tendons are raised up, not cut. It makes for a shorter, less painful recovery. Not all surgeons do it, so be sure and ask beforehand. Good luck!