Home after knee replacement - Page 2

colleena · ‎03-27-2010

So good to hear from you that you had a good outcome. Keep up w/the pt, pain pills when needed & take care of yourself. I had hip replacement in September & today if I could I'd be doing cartwheels as I feel so much better. Good thoughts for you, your mom & rest of the family.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

Good to hear from you, so happy to hear that the surgery went well. I assume you'll have at home PT for a few weeks and then hospital PT. That's what's in store for me. The physical therapist from the VNA made a home visit to me yesterday to assess our home and make recommedations. I have to buy a shower bench and a raised toilet seat and she said the hospital would order the walker and cane for me and bill my insurer. I'm looking foward to getting the knee taken care of so I can get back to being my real self. Thanks for posting, keep in touch.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

@Meowingkitty wrote:
Mine was almost 7 weeks ago. I’m still going to therapy because my insurance is paying for it. Once the first of the year hits I will stop because I don’t want to start with the deductible again. The second day was the worst as far as pain goes. I was off pain meds in 2 weeks and walking unaided in 2 weeks. I would say for me the majority of pain was gone in 4 weeks. Icing regularly was a key. Now at 7 weeks I have stiffness pain but no surgery pain. Therapy works wonders. My range of motion is 120. I also slept most of the time for the first week or so. I actually have no memory of my first therapy session. I probably slept 20 hours a day for the first week only getting up to eat and shower. I still don’t sleep like I did before because my knee starts to ache at night because it’s not moving so it has little spasms but I will put a heating pad on it and that helps. Good luck to you and take it easy.

Wow, super woman. Walking unaided in two weeks. I can expect to be on a walker for about 3 weeks, longer if I need it and then I'll progress to a cane. My packet says the average patient can expect to walk unaided in about 12 weeks. My friend says that was her experience, a few weeks on a walker and then the cane. She was off the cane around week 10 or 11. Resting doesn't seem to be part of the plan. PT and OT will be at my house the day after discharge and I will also have exersizes to do myself throughout the day. I've been absorbing these personal experience stories. I do better with things when I know what to expect. Glad to hear that things are going well for you, appreciate the post.

Nataliesgramma · ‎03-28-2015

Best wishes for a Speedy recovery!!!

hopi · ‎03-09-2010

So happy you are pleased and all went well, such a blessing.

Hope you Mom is doing better.

We are here for you when you get bored.

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

So glad it went well. Not so sure you'll be able to get much help from your husband, but I'll hope for the best.

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MarieIG · ‎03-10-2010

Glad you were able to get the surgery done. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to you and your DM.

Do the math.

CalminHeart · ‎03-09-2010

Be sure to do all the PT and do it at home every day. It really helps.

I had a knee replacement 3 years ago. It was so worth the surgery. Before, I couldn't walk or straighten my leg and my knee was permanently bent at a 28 degree angle so I limped and it hurt all the time. Now I can do things I haven't done in a very long time. I retired and now work parttime on my feet for hours at a time and don't have any pain.