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linda88757
linda88757

Just wondering does anyone else have this problem.  When I go down the staris  I freeze. My body doesnt want to go down with the good leg. The operated knee is just stiff and will not bend going down but I can go up with ease.

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  • MAT2018
    MAT2018 linda88757

    Posted

    I am 5 months post TKR and find that going downstairs is hard for me.  I can go up ok...but down I am not confident. 
  • ronnie41565
    ronnie41565 linda88757

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    I am at 10 months post op on rtkr. I was that way for a while until about 6 months.

    ?But with me I have no chose but to do the stairs since I have a porch. So if I want tp go outside have to do stairs. I found going up the stairs was easier. But now I don't have too much of problem. The only problem with me is carrying 28 pounds of cat litter up the stairs then I do one stair at a time.

    ?Stairs take work and patience. Hang in there it will get better

  • susan47321
    susan47321 linda88757

    Posted

    I was scared stiff, but my physio therapist started me off with just 1 step, with her standing in front of me.

    Try just stepping off bottom stair until you feel your confident enough to do more.

    I built up this way, now I go up and down normally.

    Hope this helps

    Sue

     

  • angela_100
    angela_100 linda88757

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    Hi. Well its 3 years since i had tkr. My other knee is giving me problems now. As for the stairs i still really struggle. Going down is much harder and i can only do 1 at a time...going up . My knee really hurts when i put pressure on it. .i am glad i had the op but im not fully mobile
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