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TKR #2..... Lessons I am learning

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Feb 3, 2023 | Replies (64)
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@artscaping

Good afternoon @glidefloss Yes, I did go back my Yoga Class. My Yoga classes are led by a lady I have been working with for eight years. Based on my physical capabilities she put together a program that takes into account my age and orthopedic struggles. I use that one every day and attend a Zoom class on Tuesdays. In the class, I only do what I can do.

However, I can do a pretty good Child's Pose and can walk on my knees across the carpet.

I would never be able to do the malasana pose. I just topple over. Makes me laugh to even think about it.

May you have contentment and ease.
Chris

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glidefloss | @glidefloss | Jan 28, 2022

You're going to be my inspiration to trudge forward. Even as I can get an assisted 140 degree bend, it feels like a world away from doing a Child's Pose. And kneeling is a different matter as well ... I really need to start desensitising the knee to that. And then in a few weeks, I'll have my LTKR and start all over again 🙂

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ellerbracke | @ellerbracke | Feb 7, 2022

@artscaping : Chris - you are something else! I thought I was a poster child for super speedy recovery after TKR, but nothing compared to you. Those many years of yoga of yours certainly helped in every respect. My RTKR was 3 1/2 years ago, and I am very happy with it. 11 months prior to the TKR I had arthroscopic surgery on same knee, with disappointing results. After 7 months I was finally able to kneel normally again, but the pain when going down stairs, or inclines, never eased up, in spite of PT, cortisone, sinvisq shots. So - TKR. All good, except - you guessed it - kneeling. While I can kneel, it is not comfortable at all, and if I try to kneel and bend forward, reaching out as in cleaning behind toilet, or pulling weeds, and putting a lot of pressure on the kneecap, it is ouchy. How did you get to the point where you don’t seem to have this issue? And you can truly get all the way down to child’s pose? I still need a small pillow under butt to achieve this; because of long-standing back problems I don’t dare do an uneven/slanted version.

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