2 steps forward, 3 steps back.
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Hello all - I've followed loads of you with your progress, & whilst mine has been slower (Right TKR on 28th October) - I was slowly getting there. Last week at Physio, I reached a 95 degree bend, could walk upstairs albeit clinging on the the LHS rail, cannot walk downstairs, started driving our automatic car 2 weeks ago (but I'm the first to admit my confidence is not back to the old me) - walk with a limp, but felt slowly & surely I was getting there. Over the weekend, we had our 4 & 6 year old Grandchildren to stay - I went up our 3 flights of stairs (slowly) at least a dozen times - actually showed them all the excercices as they too have followed this op. - nothing too much out of the ordinary, but yesterday was a painful day from hell. The knee feels as if it is in a brace - I can actually feel & hear a clicking noise now, which I hate, & my limp is more pronounced. What the heck happened? I had stopped all meds on the previous Friday, apart from bedtime ones, as I still find sleeping hard, but today have decided I must need them still, so have ordered a further prescription. I'm 14 weeks for goodness sake - a quarter of a precious year feeling dreadful - am I alone in going backwards?
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graham08398 veronica91735
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PollyBB veronica91735
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As for driving, the more you do, the more confident you will become again.
Best wishes.
Tucks veronica91735
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suzanne64053 veronica91735
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Annodoremouse veronica91735
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suzidownunder veronica91735
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I guess that's what we have to expect with this. I'm just annoyed that they don't warn us.
Take care - we'll all get there eventually
jean95756 veronica91735
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this op is like a roller coaster ups and downs
I'm still limping at 21 weeks ..my knees don't match anymore I had knobbly knees before and now I have one nobly knee and one smooth one
my other knee is now playing up ...so if I have it done I will ask surgeon to give me a matching pair
suzidownunder jean95756
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I'm a bit down as last week i was walking almost normally and thought i was over the worst. Now it's back to remind me!
Oh well next week maybe I'll feel good again.
jean95756 suzidownunder
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I'm fed up of this up and don
i thought being a positive person I would sail through this
but I now realise nobody really sails through it just some people heal quicker than others
but we all get there in the end
Jean
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