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SO pleased with myself!

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chris00938
chris00938

TKR done 1st March and today I've just done half a lap on the recumbent bike!  Yesterday did just a few revolutions, stretching knee gently, and today was so much easier!  I'm over the moon!:-)))

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  • dolores84206
    dolores84206 chris00938

    Posted

    Chris that is absolutely wonderful!

    I am 7 weeks post op and I couldn't ride the bike that soon. Hope you have a speedy recovery! Dolores

    • chris00938
      chris00938 dolores84206

      Posted

      Thank you Delores!  I truly don't think I could wish for it to be faster than it has been.  It's amazed me!  Just hoping the second knee might go nearly as well as this:-)))

  • lyn32416
    lyn32416 chris00938

    Posted

    Hi Chris. Good work. Try riding in reverse. Great for increasing range of movement. Slow, gentle and regular exercise is great for you, at this stage. Please rest too and don't do too much, too soon. Happy days!

  • mark03598
    mark03598 chris00938

    Posted

    .........and keeping adding to it. 15 weeks in and although only at 115 ROM I'm already back out on the bike. Regular cyclist before the op and really pleased to hit 35 mile on only second road ride last week. This was not without building up in the gym over about 8 weeks. Still continuing with WATT bike rides in the gym with interval training and leg building exercises. After gym session I always drop the seat down to a further three heights to help with the bend, peddling backwards and forwards. Follow this with stretching in the pool

    All with the support of a good Physio and supporting consultant. Guidance given is that the rest of the movement will come in time

  • clive45466
    clive45466 chris00938

    Posted

    Hi

    Good luck to you I did not get any revolution in until around 3 months

    Good healing

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