Re: Total Knee Replacement Question

tansy · ‎01-02-2011

@SeaMaiden wrote:
I had Bilateral total knee replacement in 2013. I can kneel...it just feels weird because half of each knee is numb. I chose to use a pilliow if I have to kneel. Yes, I do not like having to get down on the floor...I can get up but I do not look graceful doing it!

bought a bath chair that I sit on and it lowers me down and up out of the tub. I love my baths and could not imagine not taking a nice hot soaking bath. It lays flat down in the tub once I am in the tub. Best purchase!

I might check into that gizmo.

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

@tansy Here is the one I bought on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Drive-Medical-Whisper-Ultra-Bathtub/dp/B00ABOHTK4/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid...

tansy · ‎01-02-2011

@SeaMaiden wrote:
@tansy Here is the one I bought on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Drive-Medical-Whisper-Ultra-Bathtub/dp/B00ABOHTK4/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid...

Thanks, @SeaMaiden😊

kismet · ‎03-10-2010

I had TKR 5 and 6 years ago. Just went for my checkup last month and everything is fine.

I have gotten down on my knees and I don't like the feeling. It's like being on two metal balls. It's weird. I had to check under the bed and wanted to do it myself. Getting down was easier than getting up. I did pull my cane out just in case I needed it. At first it did hurt a little years ago but the last time it didn't hurt at all, just don't like the feeling. Getting up, to me, it like a toddler learning to walk. You try maybe once and then try again. If you have something to hold onto getting up it's not as hard. I was told never to sit on the floor and put my legs under my butt like kids do and to never jump on them. Worst thing I could do.

I shower and never take a bath. I like the ease of the shower and always have.