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10 weeks post left TKR

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Snoozy69
Snoozy69

i just wanted to share with the regular lot on here that I've had a great day today. I'll be 10 weeks post op tomorrow and I've felt a great change this week in my recovery after been stuck for weeks on end. I've managed to climb a flight of stairs without holding on to anything bearing in mind I live in a bungalow. But the best news of all is that I can now bend my knee enough to get my feet on the foot pegs of my beloved Hornet (Motorbike). This has been one of my goals. It's still painful but I can physically do it. I'm so pleased I was worried that I would never be able to ride it again 😃

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  • fiona26247
    fiona26247 Snoozy69

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    Hi, just after some advise please. I had a. Partial knee replacement on 8 th September which is nearly 12 weeks due to Osceola arthritis. I still have pain at night, due to limping for quite a long time post op. Have a lot of hip pain , this hip was replaced about 1 year and 3 months ago. Also my knee swells very badly and becomes stiff and tight if I'm walking for too long. I am a nurse and need to get back to work but am worried due to the swelling. 

    Has anyone had similar problems??

    • Snoozy69
      Snoozy69 fiona26247

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      Hi Fiona I am also a nurse and we are the worst patients. If your knee is swelling badly you need to back up a bit because you're doing too much and there is no way you will be able to back to work just yet. What area of nursing do you work in? If you have pain take pain meds, if you have swelling rest, ice and elevate. Your hip is probably hurting because you've been compensating on it due to your knee. If that was patient telling you those symptoms what would you say. As I said before nurses hate being patients. We like to do the looking after not the other way round it's in our nature. Before I left hospital the ward manager gave me a right talking to because I was a bit hard to handle when I was staying there and she was the only one I listened to because I thought I knew best. I took her advise and I'm glad I did. So Fiona behave yourself and stop doing too much your body isn't ready just yet x

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