Total knee replacement

Just made it to the 4th month of a tkr on my left knee. I'm a 60 year old male who is very active and endured severe pain over the past couple years due to bone on bone. my recovery has gone exceptionally well and really only experienced a minor issue around the two month mark. The issue was with my IT band (also known as runners knee) on my left leg. My doctor said it was caused by my aggressive recovery routine in which I was back in the gym three weeks after surgery. After a shot of cordazone, I was back in the game. At my three month mark. I was back playing pickleball but at a scaled-down level. Because I was using weights , my muscle strength returned fairly quickly. Now at four months. I'm playing four times a week at a competitive level with no issues. What worked for me was doing something everyday with my knee. I also contributed my recovery to the use of a theragun muscle massager that I used daily. Waking up the leg/calf muscles was the key to my recovery without a doubt.

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