Hi @wnorrell9! Yep. I posted a longer version of what I’m about to write that you can check out if you like. I’ve had 2 TKRs (Jan 23 and Jan 24) performed by a good friend/surgeon. In the lead up to my first, he prepared me (over cigars and cocktails 🤷🏼‍♂️) on what to expect.

1. expect to work hard. He said that our bodies attack his work for up to 12 months with scar tissue. You have to continue to break it loose or you’ll lose range of motion and suffer from increased pain levels.
2. You’ll never forget that this isn’t your God-given knee. That doesn’t have to be bad, but you’ll always know. Here 2-3 years post-op I still stretch my knees each night at bedtime and believe it helps.

I can no longer run gracefully but am pain-free. Getting up off the floor is often a funny exercise, but it’s so much better than my pain pre-surgery.

Don’t give up! Keep working!