I was surprised by the high sugar content of raisins, and I love em. I changed out for blackberries with a much lower sugar content.

And my comment on icing - I got that from a chiropractor, a very good one, years ago. His philosophy was to NEVER apply heat, not even to tight muscles. The damage from increased inflammation wan't worth the short term relief. I will make an exception for an occassional sauna, but that's it. And all has been well. I recovered from my TKRs very quickly. All the best.

Ask your doctor/surgeon but once the initial swelling from surgery has resolved, as is the case for you, most PTs and orthos DO recommend alternating heat and ice. Heat warms up your muscles and increases blood flow which promotes healing. Ice AFTER exercise to reduce the inflammation.

You're very welcome. It amazes me how many different outcomes I've seen from people with TKRs. For the people who don't do the required prehab and rehab, it's gonna be a rough ride and likely not get better.

And yet I've seen people do everything right, even athletic people, and their recovery can be long. That's why the surgeons say expect a one year recovery, and hope it gets better sooner than that.

I have a friend, 8 years younger than me (he's 61) and he was in the gym everyday. He went into the surgery in great shape and did everything right post op. Right now he's at 8 weeks, his knee is still swollen and painful and his quads have atrophied. Unreal, and with no good explanation. X-rays show the prostheses is perfectly in place.

So I feel very lucky for my results. It always takes hard work to recover well, but hard work doesn't guarantee an immediate recovery. I guess just be prepared for everything, and be prepared to be resilient.