I'm glad things are better Cindi. You were right to find a surgeon who will answer ALL your questions. They are the most confident in themselves and are the best, IMO.

How are you? Merry Christmas!

Joe

Cindi - I notice you said you were having trouble getting in and out of the pool to do water therapy.
If there is a hand rail on the stairs, grab a cane & use it, along with the handrail to get in and out of the pool. If there is no rail, I bet you can find a handy person to build you a simple walker out of PVC pipe to do the job.
If your pool was built or modified in the past 10-15 years, it should have a lift or ramp that makes it accessible, but...
Sue

@cindiwass in reference to my long post earlier. By no means am I trying to tell you what or how to do your illness or injury or recovery. I’m just stating what I feel to be the obvious route as for anyone myself included to take in this particular
Situation. I hope I didn’t overstep or Offend you in any way. I am just here looking for knowledge and trying to
Help from my personal experiences. Praying for you and good luck. I’m here if you need or want to talk.

That's a good point. In a TKR, the quad muscle is cut slightly to move the patella to the side. That's gonna stretch some ligaments, certainly the patellar tendon, and it all takes time to heal. That's why total recovery is usually quoted as one year.

Now people should feel much better within two weeks of a knee or hip replacement. But total healing just takes time. Exercise in invaluable.