Hi Lawanna.

Well good for you for accepting that recovery from joint replacement is a lengthy and at times tedious process, especially in the first six months. I'm still amazed and impressed that you did bilateral TKRs. Wow!

I had my left shoulder replaced last August. The recovery has gone well but is even longer and more tedious than knees. The shoulder is a complicated joint and moves in a lot of directions. It took two months to start recovery for flexibility (primarily rest and a continuous passive motion chair), then another two to four months to rebuild strength. 8 months later and I am still rebuilding strength in the shoulder. But the horrible pain from osteoarthritis is gone!

But I did it by the book and the results have been great. When I inevitable talk to someone at the gym who has had a knee or shoulder replaced with a bad outcome, it's almost always because they didn't follow instructions for recovery PT.

It's a long road. The destination is worth it!

Joe