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Two steps forward, five steps back! I feel like there hasn't been enough progress!!

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Need1knee
Need1knee

Hi you all. I've read and read past threads and I try to stay positive. And patient. But I feel like I'm right back at the beginning. I had my TKR 5 weeks ago and I know that sounds too soon to complain. When I go to pt and they massage my leg, I feel better, like I am making progress, but when I leave, within 30 minutes, everything is back. Swollen! Stiffness! Limping! Pain! I need as much ice, pain medication, as in the beginning. Can't bend past 90 or straighten to 100. Still sleeping in a chair, for 45 minute increments....all night long. I am doing exercise at home but I worry all the time if my leg will ever be straight again? Will my limping ever go away? I'm not doing enough... I'm sorry I sound like a big baby. But I just had to say it all. I think these things as the minutes just keep ticking by...unchanging.

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  • lesley67451
    lesley67451 Need1knee

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    Like u had Tkr in Feb when pt works on it it's lovely then goes back to being stiff .i walk with a limp, getting me down . Not gone back to work .feeling down but find comfort knowing I'm not the only one going through hell. So chin up we will get there.

    • Need1knee
      Need1knee lesley67451

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      Hi Leslie. I'm sorry your recovery isn't a "walk in the park"! Mine isn't either! This is so hard!! When do you plan on returning to work? Sometimes I worry that I didn't allow for enough recovery time before I go back. I went for a short walk yesterday and concentrated on toe/heal/bend stepping because I still limp and have swelling, etc. My husband came and picked me up in his car after I went two blocks. I didn't even get to "walk in the park". Maybe next time.

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