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Bilateral TKR and getting in and out of bed

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Apr 9, 2019 | Replies (18)

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@gobigorgohome

That’s a great idea about removing the frame. I’ll pass it on to my husband. From reading posts from this site and others I know all of us recover at different paces and experience different levels of pain .... but I’ll still ask you 1) When were you walking without assistance? 2). How often and how long did you go to outside PT? And, 3) How is your gait now? Can you walk without a limp?
I don’t want to overwhelm you with questions but I’m excited to hear from others who have done TKR. Thank you.

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Answer to #1: I use a cane in public still to let others know why I am walking slower, at home I have been unassisted since 8 weeks, but I also had MUA at 7 weeks because my ROM got stuck at 90 degrees by week 5. I am an aggressive creator of scar tissue that ended up with adhesion's to the implant. It does not mean I didn't do PT enough or that I was not doing my home exercises. I was very committed to both, it just happens to some, so be aware of that also if you feel your PT progress is plateauing. 2: In the hospital I was offered to go to a rehab facility after discharge on day 3. We pushed the Dr to sign off on another day and left in the morning Friday of day 5 to go home. My first outside PT was Mon , 2nd was Thursday, this was the schedule for the next 6 weeks. Had I known better, I would have pushed for 3 days because of bilateral. Instead they give each knee 40 minutes, so I was there 80 minutes. 3: I'm still in PT because of the MUA and hard time walking naturally. I have 2 different types of PT. One concentrates on ROM ONLY. The other is for gaining better movement through soft tissue manipulation. And I just started pool therapy for the walking problems. It's not a limp, it's a stiffness from the hips down. It's coming around slowly. I do become frustrated and depressed at how long this is taking ME, but without my continued faith and prayers I think I would be worse off.