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How im now getting on

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valsam34437
valsam34437

just thought id pop up again with my experience. Well my hubby has  bought me to essex to see my family we came friday and are going home later today..

when we left home friday, i was gettin on fairly ok, id had my 4th phsyio, first 2 at home and had a 3rd and then the 4th in the hospital, the one i had before we left we were all in a class and went around on the various excercises, it was quite ok i did all i could and my bend has gone from 85 to 90, he was quite pleased with me . Im still not that confident to lose sometimes 2 walking sticks and certainly not 1 . Anyway ive had a lovely weekend. Did my excercises , rested and so on. But the pain. Has been so much  worse, i use my ice cuff , and even though my tkr knee, post op 5 weeks today has been so hot and painful, and i dont seem to get my bend good either . Ive not slept well and its kinda in a way not ruined my weekend cos i love my guys but just made me feel i could have stayed here longer , but i want to go home.. ive only told hubby this as dont want to burden my kids with meeee. I feel like im cos tantly goin 2 steps forward and 4 back. My swelling is bad too. We have a 100 miles to get home to northampton and i know the snow has been very bad there. But i just want to go home. This pain has got to me... ill be back xmas eve with them all. 

I know its still early days and ive had many surgeries , couple of big ones two but this by far has been my most challenging.. i feel a bit down. I would have stayed longer but oh well. Many people are in far worse off situations than me in many ways .. update maybe when im feeling a bit brighter. Hope u are all doing ok lv from valerie xx

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  • joan17325
    joan17325 valsam34437

    Posted

    You are doing great by the sound if it. This is me having had my OTHER TKR done 2 weeks ago today the other leg done january 11th. You're very brave sleeping away from home and travelling in a car. However nice it is to see family it's still more stressful and less relaxing than at home. Get back to your routine quickly Rest Ice hydrate and physio GENTLY there is plenty of time to concentrate on numbers when you leg settles down from your OP. My other leg took 4 months before I could say I had cracked it. And put my name down to have the other leg done. Before then it was# Never again.# 😁😁 Now I'm saying it again 2 weeks post op 😁😁😁Safe in the knowledge I only have 2 legs. 😁😁😁😁 You look after yourself take it slowly there no dash to get there it's not a race ???

  • valsam34437
    valsam34437

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    Awe bless u ty joan for your reply. Im safely back home now tucked up on my lovely reclinner, all safe n warm . But it was so lovely to see my boys and grandkids. Ill just keep doin wot im doin and  and hopin for better times ahead x
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