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Hello again .. Bee away for a while dealing with my back, a bad flu bug etc. and partly through being ill and partly through my own laziness and not exercising I have gone backwards and feel stuck and am now panicking.
I am about 14 weeks post TKR right knee for osteoarthritis. At the beginning, other than the pain and swelling, sleep deprivation etc being very tired and miserable ... All the usual., I thought I was doing reasonably well and had got to about 115 bend, I think, at about 9 weeks. Then I began to have trouble with my back which was fused almost. Year ago now ... So the back was done Feb 2014 and the knee followed October 2014 ... A marathon and the knee and back were affecting eachother . I was in a lot of pain and got very lazy with the knee exercises ... Have now started with a personal trainer who is trained in all sorts of Pilates etc and is also a sports therapist. He has given me good treatment for the knee including some lymphatic massage and has started me on new range of exercises for the knee ... and I am beginning to trust him.
My worry is that although my energy levels are finally rising and I can do more in the house, going out etc., I feel I have lost momentum with the knee and my bend has gone backwards to about 90. I can go upstairs with difficulty but still not downstairs ... The brain and knee seem not to connect going down. So, i feel like progress has stopped ... Will it start again or have stopped moving forward bend wise and this is now as good as it gets?
I have a treadmill at home and he says I can do that, slowly which I hope will help because I have not been able to take proper walks due to back pain. He also suggested the static bicycle ..which I have seen many people write about here.
Main question is can I regain progress lost?
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carol45436 31pebworth
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jean95756 31pebworth
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i too have back problems and tried to use the static bike at physio but it really aggravated my back so I bought a little pedal exerciser from Amazon and I sit on a chair to use it while watching telly etc.....
they aren't very expensive either.,
In fact two friends of mine have bought them just for the exercise.....
Jean
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Oldfatguy1 31pebworth
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I have been in regular conversaion with a friend who had the back fusion several years ago. Somehow, through some of his activities, he broke the fusion loose and recently had to have an extensive rework with new hardware and all. He says he's recovering nicely, especially after getting the 34 stitches removed. Stay with the proram, be kind to yourself so you don't get too anxious to do it all at one time
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