knee support post surgery

i think your surgeon should have known better. I cannot comment on what motivated him to tell you that. Be careful and be well.

I agree. It seems like a totally irresponsible thing to say.

My surgeon and physical therapist both told me that I would be back to most of my physical fitness activities by six weeks post surgery for bilateral partial knee replacement. Needless to say, now at 5 months post surgery, I am still limping a bit and walking with some discomfort, and am not even close to normal fitness activities. I wish I could understand why the surgeon thought that six weeks would be a long enough recovery, but telling me that only served to make me feel demoralized and frustrated. Fortunately, I found this discussion forum, which has helped me adjust my expectations to something much more reasonable!

Gillian Thanks for the post. I agree. I have though that the surgeon with his on line

videos highlighting people who were out water skiing etc soon after surgery and saying we could downhill ski at 6 weeks,was almost hyped false advertising . He boasts of a new procedure that gets you back to normal activity sooner than standard TKR. It sounded good but I can see I am having some of the same problems as others on this forum.The forum has helped me more than visits to the Dr's. And yes I was feeling like I was a hyperchondriac and thinking I am a weakling. So I pushed myself. Thanks to everyone on the forum. My husband is winderful but I am sure he is weary of listening to me complain about the pain.

It's ridiculous. There may be a few people who are that lucky, but not the majority. My surgeon gave no false hopes and said it's one of the most painful surgeries you can have,. He said to expect to be reasonably mobile, as in walking, at 6 weeks, gradually getting back to normal activities from 12 weeks, but a year minimum for full recovery. Take it easy, try things, but if they cause pain, ease back. It's unlikely you'll do any damage to the implant, but when you think what they've done to our knees it's the same as a double amputation and all the layers down to the bone have been cut through. I was told there can be as many as 5 or 6 layers of sutures knitting all the soft tissues back together again so,we need to be kind to our knees while they mend.

I am pushing 70, but normally lead a very active life. I relied on the information contained in a handbook issued to patients in the hospital where I was supposed to have my surgery. It talked about resuming normal activities in 12 weeks. I hiked up Rivington Pike near Bolton just 11 weeks less one day after my operation. Danced at a party on 30th June, then walked a total of 7 miles along the seafront at Blackpool, in the course of one day 2 days later. That was my undoing. My surgeon was shocked when I told him of my antics and said that it takes a year to fully recover. I just wish he had told me that before the operation. So, no more rambling pro tem, no Zumba. Buses to and from the shops. Slowly getting better.

ouch! I hope things improve for you soon, I was amazed at the NHS recovery guidelines that said the only housework you should be doing for the first 3 months is dusting and washing up - that made me think it wasn't going to be easy!

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/knee-replacement/recovery/

Again not enough info coming from these surgeons prior to surgery about the days and months after surgery and what to expect.This forum is the best. Thanks Gillian

I agree with you about not using a knee support. Before my operation, I couldn't leave the house without it, but now that I have got my new knee, I don't find it necessary.