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1 year celebration!

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Cathysf
Cathysf

Just had my 1 year checkup after having a total knee replacement. Doc says the x-ray looks great & I am gaining strength in my quad muscle. SO grateful for this site! Came to it in excruciating pain & unable to take narcotics due to vomiting. Also could not sleep; had sciatica, was on my own after 7 days; & was discouraged! Everyone here helped me so much. THE YEAR TIME LINE GIVEN BY CHICO WAS RIGHT ON FOR ME! IT helped me not get discouraged. i now do water aerobics 4 days a week and bike. Need to have the other knee done....but i am going to give myself some time as the "nightmares" of the 1st one have not totally gone!

THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE! IT DOES GET BETTER!!

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  • kathy63770
    kathy63770 Cathysf

    Posted

    congrats to you!!! glad your one year visit went well and you are so much better!!

  • Jeep15
    Jeep15 Cathysf

    Posted

    I had mine done March 12 of this year and I still have alot of pain and discomfort at nite! Can't get comfortable and just don't sleep very well. So it took a year for yours to get Better? I also need the other knee done but after this one it is going to wait!

    • Cathysf
      Cathysf Jeep15

      Posted

      i feel your pain! But you are early in the recovery. Don't get discouraged...it will slowly get better. ❤

    • rosemary63666
      rosemary63666 Cathysf

      Posted

      Do you think so, that would be great...I'm 10 months now just 2 months behind you, were you like me then 2 months ago...if be so happy if I was...

      Thank you cathy

  • MAT2018
    MAT2018 Cathysf

    Posted

    Hear hear this site was a life saver for me also...it took me a year to be somewhat "normal" and I am in ah at how great my new knee feels and acts....it just takes time which of course in the beginning you think oh I will get work though this and in xxx weeks I will be better. When I started looking at months or years I was kinder to myself and did a lot better.

  • Jarme
    Jarme Cathysf

    Posted

    Cathysf,

    Awesome! Glad you are doing so well! I had mine done in June of 2018! I'm doing very well also! Best wishes!

  • rosemary63666
    rosemary63666 Cathysf

    Posted

    Hi Cathy, I'm delighted for you, well done , can i ask you when did you know you were better...ie...did all your pain go away...stiffness, limping,and numbness..I'm 10 months now and still have these things....I doubt all this will stop in 2 months...is your TKR knee,.. pain free and back to normal like a knee is suppose to be...

    Rose

    • Cathysf
      Cathysf rosemary63666

      Posted

      . Honestly, I still get very mild twinges of pain & stiffness but it is so much better Just recently ...this month & not before......I realized that I was not reaching for ibuprofen during the day & that I am beginning to get stronger as each day goes by. It certainly is a longer process than i thought it would be & very individualized on how the recovery goes. Would not have been to handle it without knowing there are many of us out there that struggle for a year or more.

      Best wishes to you on improving as the weeks go by! ❤

    • rosemary63666
      rosemary63666 Cathysf

      Posted

      Thank you Cathy, I don't think any of us realised how long it takes to recover , I thought after a month or 6 weeks I'd be back to normal with a lovely new well working knee...I'm not in a hurry to get my other knee done...I feel the pain in that knee now is nothing compared to the suffering in the operated knee, I think I won't get it done ever...

    • Cathysf
      Cathysf rosemary63666

      Posted

      Exactly how I feel! The pain in my knee that has not been operated on is nothing compared to what I suffered those 1st few months after the other knee was replaced. Doctors do a poor job of honestly preparing us for the huge recovery ahead. I too thought I was very motivated & would be up & going full force in 6 weeks to 3 months.I read about people doing amazing things quickly after their replacements. What a joke on me. I learned here that the norm is much longer...into a year.

      Anyway....best of luck to you!

  • ann18637
    ann18637 Cathysf

    Posted

    Glad it's worked out had my first knee done in April last year and second one done, 4", weeks ago. They had to remove a lump on my knee whilst they were doing my second so double whammy. However sleeping, 8 hrs no med during the day at all only near bed time. Have a 98`"bend and physio happy with quads now to be able to ride my bike. Glad I have had both done looking forward to pain free in a few mi ths time. Yes initially horrific but time heals and us it worth it YES

  • jamesAB
    jamesAB Cathysf

    Posted

    Many congratulations and best wishes for the future!🙂

  • fedupgirl
    fedupgirl Cathysf

    Posted

    Well done you, it is a rough ride, glad you are doing well, had mine done Late November, i'm four months on and not quite there yet. Yes this forum has really helped. xx

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