Staples out (TKR)/Numbness

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  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,152
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Sharmaine.
    my knee is working well.
    i get up at 7 oclock have breki and then take the dog for a walk i go on my scoota and a friend has the scoota and i walk for about a 1 quarter of an hour we go to fields so as the dogs can have a run.we come home and then i go to the gym or swimming
    i was told i could'nt have a new knee if i did not walk
    enough i love walking but i could not with the pain in my knee. i can kneel but it hurts but i still do it .
    take care joan xx
    take care
    joan xx
  • sharmaine
    sharmaine Member Posts: 1,638
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Elna

    I suppose we can't expect our new knees to be like our previous knees (before we lost them to OA). :lol: I expect there will come a time when knee joints will be replaced with stem cell technology. Probably long after I've departed this planet!

    Chilli was lovely. I even went to do a bit of food shopping with OH last night. He didn't want me to go because he thought it would be too much. I managed it ok but didn't wander down too many aisles.

    Rest if you need it Elna - your body is catching up with the sleep you lost. I'm definitely feeling more lively. Knee still pulls at bit but sleepin has improved greatly.

    I can't believe it's Friday already. OH has had to go to London so I'm coping on my own today for the first time.

    Sharmaine


    elnafinn wrote:
    Dear Sharmaine

    You WILL be able to tend your plants. You must be patient, something that I am not too good at. :lol:

    Yes, I can kneel on the first operated knee but it is not that comfortable for too long. I wish I could sit down on the floor with both knees bent right under me (ie bum on ankles :oops:) but I don't think I shall ever be able to do that ever again. :roll:

    :lol: I am the window cleaner around here :roll: and I hate it! :x They always look ok after I think I have cleaned them, which is not that often anymore, I hasten to add and then the sun comes out and they look awful!! :lol:

    I hope you are sleeping better now. Recently, I am, but still waking a few times but not in really bad pain. As I am doing more now, I am finding that I am getting more tired in the day, which is a little annoying!

    Enjoy your chilli tonight! :)

    Nearly the weekend, the weeks seem to fly past!

    Love
    Elna x
  • sharmaine
    sharmaine Member Posts: 1,638
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Joan

    I enjoy walking. My TKR will be 3 weeks old on Monday. My walking is very slow at the moment but with each day I get better. I did wonder if kneeling would be difficult.

    I managed to put a sock on my operated leg this morning - it's not on perfectly but it's on and I haven't been able to do that in nearly 2 years!!

    Take care.
    Sharmaine
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Dear Sharmaine

    Enjoy your day, home alone. :D I have some dough rising and will soon be making lots of currant buns to freeze. I defrosted both freezers yesterday so hopefully there is a little more space to be able to accomodate them. Good for you going shopping. I shall be walking to the supermarket tonight, going around with the trolley and then hubby will find me and we can go back in the car. I think by next week I shall be riding my bike again. I shall try up the road at the weekend. I feel pretty confident. I am on the exercise bike with resistance now. From then on I shall be able to do a big supermarket shop on my own as I always did before the op and put the shopping in the bike paniers. It is not far to go using the quiet roads and through a little park.

    I also did 15 minutes hula hooping today which was good to get back to that again. :)

    I am not sure what I am doing at the weekend yet but I hope you enjoy yours and continue from strength to strength like you are already doing.

    We have sun here and I actually pegged some washing on the line today. First time this year! :D

    Love
    Elna x
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