Almost 3 week out from total knee replacement
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In a few days I will officially be 3 weeks out from my total knee replacement. I've been feeling pretty frustrated and discouraged by how slow this recovery is! I've been doing physical therapy 3x a week and while I'm almost being to 100 degrees my extension isn't great. I was constantly getting a 3 for extension but then after a really hard physical therapy session it jumped up to a 10! I was super freaked out! It's has stayed about a 5 for two sessions now. Has anyone else experienced this? My knee is pretty swollen still. I've been pushing myself pretty hard because I'm so frustrated with th extension! Sleeping is pretty rough still and I'm having burning down my shin. I'm guessing this is pretty typical though. I'm iust hoping I get my extension to 0 before my next doctors appointment in a month!!
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Er79in
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I had to check back in and say thanks to everyone's advise of relaxing and slowing down I got down to a 4 on my extension today. I was also happy to get to 102 degrees in my bending. I'm officially 3 weeks today and feeling more myself. It has helped to relax and just know it will come
tijim Er79in
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So glad to hear Erin .. take care and always remember your knee knows best
Er79in tijim
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Thanks! How have you been feeling? You've been through so much!
barb5947 Er79in
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Er79in
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So quick question. I'm 4 weeks this week and I've been getting up and doing a lot more. I've been out shopping for school supplies the past few days. As a result obviously my swelling has gotten worse. I've been icing and elevating as much as I can. My question is how do you balance trying to do more things and not have your leg swell up horribly? With school starting (I have twins going into kindergarten!!) I will have to be up and going a lot more than I have been.