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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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@doodles418

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.

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Doodles418, Thanks for the reply. I understand that despite doing everything right scar tissue builds, ROM isn’t always what we want and so many things dependent on a combination of physiology and PT. It sounds like you’ve done everything right so I’m hoping things work out better for you. I will push for more and sooner PT. Surgery is the 18th of April, but will not be surprised if they send me home since Saturday since it’s Easter weekend it’s Easter weekend and I won’t get my first PT until Monday. But I’ll see what I can talk them into. Being at 8 weeks and moving independently sounds pretty good. I imagine I’ll still be doing PT for months after the surgery. We have a once in a lifetime European river cruise paid for in mid-September and I sure hope to be ready for it by then.
Please let me know how the pool therapy is going. Keep up the good work. Donna