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@contentandwell Actually that’s exactly what I’ve been doing per my OS. I saw him today and he took new x-rays and reviewed my exercise regimen. He said that at three months post op, I should only be working my lower body every other day at most. He firmly believes that I’m over exercising and that’s why am in so much pain. I made the mistake of joining Facebook groups for knee replacements, and although the people meant well, they were Nazi exercisers! I kept hearing things like “no pain, no gain, and I just thought that more was good. Starting today, I’m only going to do lower body every other day and just stretch and practice walking on the in between. Hopefully, that will help. Thanks for responding to my post

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@dkapustin That sounds good. My ortho said 5 on, 2 off, but the important thing is to give it a rest to recover. I do exercises at my health club and alternate between the gym and the pool so I am not doing the same thing every day, plus the gym is strength training and at my age, they say that's important.
JK

@dkapustin I haven't seen a posting from you for a while about your knee. How is it doing? I hope that cutting back on exercises a bit has helped you, and you are in less pain than you were, but still doing well with ROM.
JK

@dkapustin How is your knee doing now? I presume you cut back a bit on exercise. Has that helped?
JK