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A 6-month retrospective on my TKR

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jun 12, 2022 | Replies (15)

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@ellerbracke

@ssbionicknee and JK: thanks for input. I am actually doing pretty well overall (was discharged from PT at about 10 weeks, have been doing water exercises and workouts and swimming 3 or more times a week since week 5 after surgery), have excellent ROM, finally got the knee straightened out at 4 months... BUT: I miss being able to kneel like I used to, I hate having become pretty cautious when I walk outside in my garden (tree roots, gopher holes, vines sneaking along the ground), I dislike having to adapt how to pull off socks or tight jeans, and mostly I am tired of aches and some pain. At this point I don’t want “not too much pain”, or “only aching for a few hours”, I want NO pain, ache, twinge, stiffness, at all for a change. Hoping I will get there sooner or later. That is why I mentioned my shoulder surgeries in the initial post: full motion, full strength, and absolutely no pain after recovery. Was expecting the same from TKR.

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@ellerbracke I hope you get the full recovery that you long for. I know I will never kneel comfortably again but I suspect I am older than you are. I do not have pain though so that's great.
JK

Yes, I hear you! I too have had many surgeries that I have recovered from 100%.
TKR is so weird. I try to articulate the vast differences in it and all my other surgeries- there are so many. I’m 6 months out too. I wonder if I will ever be able to kneel. Will the numbness ever go away. Even my gait is not natural and I do PT daily. Trying very hard to be positive! There is so much I want to do.