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six weeks and signed off!

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martinarvelo
martinarvelo

This morning I saw my surgeon, and apart from saying that the bend is still not enough, he seemed very pleased with my progress, said i can now walk without any crutch or stick, and only to go back to him now if I have any questions, or unexpected changes.  he said two kilometres a day was too much, and to drop to one kilometre, and not necessarily every day . . He specifically warned me that in women the  largest cause of infection in the joint is urinary infections, and as i suffer from these quite regularly, I shall stock up on strong antibiotics and take them as soon as I feel a twinge!  It makes me wonder why in the hospital after the operation I had to wait three days to see a urologist when i complained daily of cistitis! I know I'm going to have to be strict with myself now to keep up the exercises, as I've been working hard towards this consultation as when I saw him at ten days he was very negative about how I was doing, and said I was going to end up with MUA.  Have to say that at that point I was a total wreck and could quite happily have crawled into bed and stayed there the rest of my life!  It does get better eventually, doesn't it!  (and then it gets worse again . . but onward and upward!!!)

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  • roger60763
    roger60763 martinarvelo

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    I had my second TKR on 16th Dec last year having had my first the previous March which was awful as I had to go in for MUA. I was determined that it wouldn't happen again and so I made sure that I did my exercises from day 1. I stayed in for 3 days and went home whereI continued to do my exercises. I saw my Consultant after 6 weeks who doesn't want t see me again until next January.

    sounds very good except for the awful sciatica that I have had since the op'. I have had regular Physio which leaves me feeling like I have been kicked by a donkey for two,days after and it is still there. Not sure how this is going to go away as I am now jone past 10 weekspst op.pain killers and hot water bottles on the back do help but are very embarrassing when walking around Tesco's.walking and sleeping isn't too bad but sitting for periods of time, especially on hard seats such as restaurants, coffee shops etc .

    any ideas anyone.??

    • martinarvelo
      martinarvelo roger60763

      Posted

      I find it's worse when standing still . .walking, and sitting seem reasonably OK, but lying down and standing still is the worst. . .at least it mostly keeps me moving around!
  • susan20089
    susan20089 martinarvelo

    Posted

    That sounds promising.  I had esix week check but have another appt in May when I have an X-ray.   Don't think they we too concerned with bend, just as long as you can walk.   Good luck 
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