5 weeks post TKR - shopping trip - not ready yet :(
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I'm now 5 weeks post surgery - Surgeon is very happy with me and doesn't want to see me now for another 12 months, so I thought, yep I'm fine, ready to go out and be normal again ... I'm not on meds anymore so off I went.
Drove into town, went to the supermarket, Target, Post Office and a couple of other places, and went home again and crashed on the couch for the rest of the day. I was out for a couple of hours and this was the result?! Slept until dinner time, hardly ate, felt like I'd been hit by a truck and felt aweful!
Anyone else experience this on their first day out?
Maybe I'm just not ready for this yet.
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Oldfatguy1 Lindyblue
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Lindyblue Oldfatguy1
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Thanks for your reply ... yeah it was a terrible day yesterday. I am soooo nt ready to be 'normal' again yet. I really paid the price.
Back on Panadols again, think I'll rely on those and ice for a while ...
Cheers!
helen59197 Lindyblue
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suzidownunder Lindyblue
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Take it slow and easy. No one can comment on how you should feel unless they have had the op! :o)
Lindyblue suzidownunder
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Really! 7 months and you still have that pain
Damn! So I can still expect to do knee/leg exercises that long! Wow!
patsyrose suzidownunder
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I'm the same as you, but 9 months now. Began to struggle at about the 5 week stage and then knee got stiffer an stiffer. Manipulation in March, but still cannot straighten. This knee has been far more painful than my first knee and everything is such an effort! Thank God that I can drive OK, as all other normal activities are very restricted.
Let's hope that we can get back to some normality soon.
Take care.
Patsy
susan20089 suzidownunder
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suzidownunder patsyrose
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You're brave having a second one done. Needs must I guess! Hope it improves for you
mandy35295 Lindyblue
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