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Total Knee Replacement - my experience might help you
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<blockquote data-quote="hppants" data-source="post: 1386057" data-attributes="member: 27852"><p>Wifey is now two weeks and two days post right knee total replacement surgery. Carver's comments seem to be spot on so far. Her two week visit was yesterday with the surgeon and I have to share this story. He sat on a stool in front of her and asked her to scoot up to the end of the chair. Then he simultaneously told her to extend her knee while he stuck his head and torso downward toward her. She almost kicked him in the head!!! He was not expecting that and I'm quite certain that he's done hundreds (if not more) of these surgeries. Tammy's at 110 degrees now, and working hard toward the promised land.</p><p></p><p>One thing she is experiencing is some unusual foot (arch) and lower shin discomfort (aching) at the end of every day. Surgeon and PT tell her the same thing - she spent years compensating for the bad joint by altering her walk, gait, etc. to minimize her pain. Now that she's re-learning how to walk correctly, these muscle groups are being used differently and they get sore. Makes sense to me.</p><p></p><p>She's 55 and the ortho surgeon tried everything to buy us some time - steroid shots, exercises, etc. The artificial knee has an average lifespan of 20-25 years and we were hoping to get to 60-ish, where she would likely only need the surgery once. Well, we ran out of options so she had the surgery and we are very pleased so far. She can't wait to get back on the tennis court!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hppants, post: 1386057, member: 27852"] Wifey is now two weeks and two days post right knee total replacement surgery. Carver's comments seem to be spot on so far. Her two week visit was yesterday with the surgeon and I have to share this story. He sat on a stool in front of her and asked her to scoot up to the end of the chair. Then he simultaneously told her to extend her knee while he stuck his head and torso downward toward her. She almost kicked him in the head!!! He was not expecting that and I'm quite certain that he's done hundreds (if not more) of these surgeries. Tammy's at 110 degrees now, and working hard toward the promised land. One thing she is experiencing is some unusual foot (arch) and lower shin discomfort (aching) at the end of every day. Surgeon and PT tell her the same thing - she spent years compensating for the bad joint by altering her walk, gait, etc. to minimize her pain. Now that she's re-learning how to walk correctly, these muscle groups are being used differently and they get sore. Makes sense to me. She's 55 and the ortho surgeon tried everything to buy us some time - steroid shots, exercises, etc. The artificial knee has an average lifespan of 20-25 years and we were hoping to get to 60-ish, where she would likely only need the surgery once. Well, we ran out of options so she had the surgery and we are very pleased so far. She can't wait to get back on the tennis court!! [/QUOTE]
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