Knee Replacement

[Crankin]

Have fun. I am sure you can handle eating Mexican food!

[Pax]

Almost to the six week mark and to be honest, it's been pretty awful, it hurts most of the time and progress is so slow it feels non-existent. But I know it will get better eventually, I'm going to try going to work next week half time, it might help to be less socially isolated.

[OakLeaf]

Hang in there Pax. Hope you start seeing more progress soon!

[Helene2013]

ouch. Did they say it would be "that" bad or is it just slower for you?

Hoping that you get to turn the next corner pretty soon. And maybe going to work a little bit may help you some. Good luck.

[Pax]

Hang in there Pax. Hope you start seeing more progress soon!

Thanks, Oak. Just got back from PT and he was very encouraging, guess from the way the doc talked I thought I'd have the surgery, kick some rehab butt, and be fine. He neglected to mention all the flare ups and set backs from "kicking rehab butt".

[thekarens]

Almost to the six week mark and to be honest, it's been pretty awful, it hurts most of the time and progress is so slow it feels non-existent. But I know it will get better eventually, I'm going to try going to work next week half time, it might help to be less socially isolated.

My boss had hers replaced last year and it was a long slow process, but in the end she feels great. I know it can be discouraging, but keep plugging away. You'll get there in the end and it will all be worth it!

[Pax]

My boss had hers replaced last year and it was a long slow process, but in the end she feels great. I know it can be discouraging, but keep plugging away. You'll get there in the end and it will all be worth it!

Thanks, it's always helpful when people share stories of others who've done this and done well.

[emily_in_nc]

Almost to the six week mark and to be honest, it's been pretty awful, it hurts most of the time and progress is so slow it feels non-existent. But I know it will get better eventually, I'm going to try going to work next week half time, it might help to be less socially isolated.

My step-father had a similar experience. I am sort of glad to see that what he went through was pretty normal and he was not just a terrible patient. I was hoping you'd have a much quicker recovery, but based on his experience, it WILL get better. It just takes way longer than you'd expect.

[Pax]

The absolute hardest part of the recovery is finding the balancing point in PT. They constantly tell you to do your PT but there is a very fine line between doing it and overdoing it, and the consequence for overdoing it is called a flare up... I'm on number three.

A flare up is when the tissue and nerves in the knee become inflamed, it takes so little for it to happen that it's maddening, and it leaves you swollen and in terrific pain. I understand why some people just stop trying, I wont, but I sure can understand it.

[Pax]

Starting to feel more human. I'm getting out of the house for lunch and I'm working half time, I can go to the grocery store if I use one of those electric carts. Feels like I'm getting there, just very slowly.

[Catrin]

Yayyy Pax, that is good progress!

[OakLeaf]

Getting out of the house is good! Keep it going ...