9 week TKR follow up

pegleg

Went to see the consultant , another different one but he was lovely , said it was still very early days and he was amazed at how well I was managing , he said usually when people had got an ankle fusion on the same leg as a TKR the ankle usually starts to play up but mine is still the same , pain free and causing me no trouble , told him about my pulled hamstring and that I had lost a bit of the bend until it heals but he was happy with the 90 degree's and said to ice and rest more than exercise , he explained that the straightness was going to be a struggle , he had been looking at my past history of my accident and all my xrays , the muscle loss and shortness is an issue as to how much bend and straightness I can manage to get , he's asked me to come back in 2 months and signed me off work for another month and given me Solpadol to take before physio , he also suggested Hydrotherapy , but we have none in our area that I can get to ! so I'm thinking of buying one of those inflatable spa\hydro pools for the garden x

valval

sounds very positive well done you are doing great val

julie47

Hi Pegleg

That was a good appointment, I am pleased for you well done

Hydro pool for your garden sounds good :P can only get a paddling pool in ours

Take care
Love juliepf x

stickywicket

That sounds very good, pegleg, especially the bit about the ankle. It's a shame there's no hydro near you as it's very good therapy. I'm not quite sure about the hydro pool. How warm is your garden?

frogmorton

Hi pegleg

well done you Sounds and excellent follow up appt. He seems pleased enough with you I think - I hope you are pleased too?

I would think the bath might be better than a pool in the garden - you might catch pneumonia instead Brrrrr!!!! is there really nowhere near? Are there any brine baths you could go to? Or even your local pool might have a kiddies bit (usually warmer) sometimes they'll let you go in there.

Love

Toni xxx

loovechocolate

smashin app sounds like a dr with a brain more thought with longterm recovery than how far can you bend now, I was starting to think my dr was a lone voice, keep resting and exercise gently

dreamdaisy

Wow, well done to you, Pegleg, that was a good appointment indeed. I think it highlights just how individual we all are with our arthritis and what it leads to: there you were, thinking it was not going well and then you're told the opposite. I found when I was recuperating from my synovectomies that I was not the person to judge my progress because I was right in the middle of it all and couldn't 'see the wood for the trees' - it was outsiders (and occasionally 'im indoors) who would spot the progress I was making. Keep up your steady, good work. DD

pegleg

Thanks all , I decided to phone my physio department and ask to be sent to hydro , the receptionist said she would phone back , and diddn't ! , and when I phoned back she had "forgotten to ask my physio" ! , got my physio on the phone who said she was really busy and would either try and contact them Today or Tomorrow ! :oops: , really fed up today

dreamdaisy

We do see our physios as being personal to us but they have a heavy workload - I hope she does get in touch soon but if not don't be afraid to politely chase. I hope it helps but please, PLEASE don't overdo it when you are in that lovely warm water. It is so tempting to think 'Oh I can manage another few minutes' but it can lead to all sorts of trouble after ( I know this 'cos I found out the hard way! ) DD

pegleg

Thank you DD , thats why I thought I'd go for the hydro with a trained physio , the sessions are 20 mins once a week so then I cant over do it xx

stickywicket

Bumped up for Chris?

stickywicket

Bumped up for Chris164.