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Good evening @glasgow46, I was so surprised that it was exactly one year when I knew my TKR was a part of me. I didn't notice it at all when I got up on the morning of its anniversary. Yipee! Perhaps a slow measured recovery is better than a fast one.
Anyway, I can kneel long enough to do what I need to do and to play with my grandchildren. I also do 3 Yoga child's pose movements every morning. That keeps everything loose and rather comfortable.
The surgeon did a great job.....and the PT and myofascial release (MFR) therapists brought the knee along so that once again I have no pain. I had 3 great years and then was diagnosed with Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome. The fascial layers on top of my knee were no longer fluid...they were restricted and extremely painful. So now after some hard MFR work, I am fluid again and I aim to keep it that way.
What exercises do you do at the one year mark? How has your life changed because of the TKR. Is it easier to walk than to stand? May you be content and well. Chris
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@artscaping: Chris - short question re. child’s pose. I try to do it mainly to release tension in my back in between doing planks. However, even with really great flexibility in my artificial knee I can’t get all the way down toward full knee bend as in butt touching heels, so the result is less than satisfying, since the pose is a little lopsided. But I’m sure even the abbreviated motion helps, just not for the back/spine so much. How do you execute it?
@contentandwell: JK - I did ask surgeon about kneeling before TKR, and he said “some people will use knee pads, or a little bench” when working in the garden or similar kneeling chores. I only heard the “SOME”, and assumed of course that I would be the not-some!
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Thanks for your positives. I do an hour walk, alternated with 40 min bike and 45 min pool exercises. Upper body weights also . I’m 73and appreciate the levels I can do with maybe some discomfort but no pain. Prior to surgery so had continuous pain, and ver slow mobility, always with cane. So appreciative of positive change since surgery. I will have second TKR in a year or so as other leg painful, I do squats, lunges etc as much as I operated knee allows also. Haven’t ever had physio involved, that wasn’t offered where I live so I’m happy with my progress so far. Yoga is my next goal.. Grandchildren are my best cheerleaders. Mya you walk a steady happy path