Staples out (TKR)/Numbness

dachshund

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

sharmaine

Hi Elna

I suppose we can't expect our new knees to be like our previous knees (before we lost them to OA). 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.

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:

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!!

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

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

Dear Sharmaine

Enjoy your day, home alone. 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!

Love
Elna x