5 weeks post op TKR

On Tues, 6-8, I will be 5 weeks out from TKR on 5-4.

Finding this forum is like a "God send" for me! I have felt so alone at times, even with family around.

i am 69 years old and my daughters seem to think that I should be fully functional by now! Inc pain meds and I should be totally off of them by now....If they would just read some on TKR, they would see that what is going on with me, is normal. They mean well and want their normal Mom back again, and I understand that, I want that too, a lit! But, when they tell me I am just on a pity party, I get upset. What I am experiencing is true and real!!

I suffer from pretty high anxiety and depression also, so my ups and downs are frequent. I worry all the time I am not doing enough or not doing properly.

I was very out of shape physically, prior to the surgery. Also, overweight. I had dealt with the bad knee pain for over a year and a half and have back issues also. I sit and work 8 hrs a day. My physical activity was basically pretty null and void for over 2 years prior to TKR

My stamina is awful! I fatigue very quickly. I wish I could help it, but I can't. My PT works with me 3 times a week and now, down to 2 times a week.

I do my exercises in between but not 3 times a day. I am lucky to get through them once a day, and I am faithful to those I do, that 1 time a day.

My sleep has been awful. Awake every hour on the hour, just about, for about 4 weeks. Just now, able to get 4-5 consecutive hours sleep! Trouble with awful constipationdue to oxicodone so quit pain meds completely, except for Extra Strength Tylenol, 2 days after coming home from hospital. Finally after about 4 days or so, I realized I had to have something stronger and called Dr and was given hydrocodone and it has been ok for me, but take very little of it as afraid of addiction.

I am sorry for the length of this post, but it just started pouring out of me!

I guess I just needed to vent to some others that really know what I am dealing with! I worry so.

I do have a question....Are you all walking, like exercise walking, out of the home? I walk around the house when I get up and down, but have not ventured outside. I have been scared. I can go up and down my stairs and did walk to the end of my drive twice but was so exhausted, I could hardly function, and, it was not far at all! I have done no more continuous walking like that. I have no stamina whatsoever. Is everyone else exercise walking, like up and down the street? Should I be? Is basic exercise walking necessary with all the exercises? How are you all handling this?

Again, so sorry for venting so much!

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