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Am I missing out?

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Soobeedoo
Soobeedoo

I had my knee done in England on the NHS 3.5 weeks ago. My post op care consists of 2 week and 6 week physio and then 6 months visit to the consultant.

Its not that I'm longing to be tortured by the physio but it seems everyone on here has a lot more to do with physios.

 

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  • carol45436
    carol45436 Soobeedoo

    Posted

    You need more physio than that. Are you saying once after 2 weeks and once after 6? I started physio within a week and wen tuntil my bend was 110. I suggest you get a small pedal pusher and really work on your bend. It will hurt but is worth it. I am in Wales but I don't think it's the country, it's the hospital area you're in.
    • carol45436
      carol45436 Soobeedoo

      Posted

      Sobeedoo, many of us have bought them through Amazon. They cost about £20. They are just a small pedal machine that you can use even sitting on the sofa. They really do work and you can't start early enough. Mine folds up when not in use. Easy to transport David!
  • david13272
    david13272 Soobeedoo

    Posted

    I had my knee done Private two weeks ago , I was at Physio yesterday (for 10minutes to be assessed)and have a follow up appointment 8th Jan. They then said they had classes that I could attend , but I work abroad so this not possible - that will be the extent of my physio appointments !
    • britta217
      britta217 david13272

      Posted

      good luck, david! i hope you find time to do your exercises but perhaps you are one of those whose bend is already at over 100 at week 2? this is the most important time to get as much bend as possible, whilst it is still "soft". leaving it until january 8 is ... sorry if this sounds harsh, careless and unprofessional.
    • liz34614
      liz34614 david13272

      Posted

      Perhaps you should consider taking some time off to concentrate on your knee rather than leaving the country without a comprehensive exercise plan.  Without exercise, your surgery is probably doomed to fail.
    • david13272
      david13272 britta217

      Posted

      Hi Britta , am probably around 100 degree bend now yes , u not the first to say though that I should be having more physio though. Doing my exercises still every day, get my staples out later today which will help too as feel the dressing is restricting me also , walking up and down stairs too 'normally' now.
    • britta217
      britta217 david13272

      Posted

      all i can say is ... wow and i am very envious. at week 2 up and down stairs normally blows my mind. i do it now, at 13.4 weeks, very, very cautiously so you can imagine. well done.
    • david13272
      david13272 liz34614

      Posted

      Hi Liz , more time off would be great but unfortunately not an option for me. I will of course continue to do exercise , never suggested I would not be ? I am also scheduled for my second knee mid april
    • Soobeedoo
      Soobeedoo david13272

      Posted

      Exceptional work David. We are all different and have different knees. But you are eorking hard and it pays off well done
    • david13272
      david13272 Soobeedoo

      Posted

      Reading the various forums here is crystal clear how different we all are and as a result have different recovery timetables. A good friend of ours works at a local hospital on the knee ward and came to see me a week after my op was staggered how little swelling I had and that I was getting around unaided. Dont get me wrong it still hurts , a lot (off painkillers now) but we have to push ourselves to the limits I think and we will reap the rewards
  • Soobeedoo
    Soobeedoo

    Posted

    Guess it's uptown ourselves to commit to the bend
    • Soobeedoo
      Soobeedoo

      Posted

      Predictive text is so funny 
  • britta217
    britta217 Soobeedoo

    Posted

    oh dear, that's not really enough in my opinion. i would still be on crutches if that's all i had received. but i am based out of switzerland so a bit different. i am really cringing when i write this but i am getting physio 4 times a week at the moment :-( i also have the bendy machine at home which the uk has mothballed and am getting the pedaling machine (just pedals, similar to a bike) which you can use sitting or lying down just like a bike. caz has also just posted that the stationary bike has really helped her. carol and joan have the pedaling machine and swear by it. go to amazon, they sell it online.

    in a nutshell: not enough in my opinion so you need to be super active yourself or pay for physio privately.

  • lemonjelly
    lemonjelly Soobeedoo

    Posted

    I dont know be ause I still didn.t have phisio and no operation still so cant say
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