Hydrotherapy 1st Time Post TKR

elainebadknee

Hi All!

I have been back to my great hydrotherapy pool since having my TKR 6 weeks ago...It was good to get back although I didnt hardly swim...Just walked about in the pool and when did venture up to deep end had a float in both hands and kicking with my good leg, mustve looked like a lame crab or something!...Was able to tread the water, get my knee moving and it felt quite good in there...
When went to get out however tried to walk up the supported steps and it didnt feel good putting all my weight on bad leg at all...YEUK!! Off to see consultant's team on Monday to see if all is going to plan..Do still feel need crutches as can walk about 100-150 metres without crutch then start to limp a bit...Having said that walked from our K Village home yesterday as my dad had had an tooth extraction and wasnt feeling great - I managed the 25min walk home although was buggered by the time I got home...Slept like a log!

Elainexx

tkachev

Its still early days Elaine but sounds like your recovery is going well. Good luck on Monday, let us know how you get on.
With the hydrotherapy pool it probably was using parts of the knee that haven't been used for a long time and that is why it felt odd when you climbed the steps.


Elizabeth

barbara12

Elaine I bet that felt good...must say getting out is the hard bit ..but you are doing so well..hope it all goes well on Monday xx

elainebadknee

Hi Elizabeth

Yes the hard part was getting out of the pool....Been this morning and saw arrthroplasty nurse, all is well and good dont need to see them till next year and very happy with bend, scar healing..

Elainexx

tkachev wrote:

Its still early days Elaine but sounds like your recovery is going well. Good luck on Monday, let us know how you get on.
With the hydrotherapy pool it probably was using parts of the knee that haven't been used for a long time and that is why it felt odd when you climbed the steps.


Elizabeth

elainebadknee

Hi Barbara

It was only the first time back so cant expect too much...All went well today with follow up appointment, they are very happy with me and my progress..

Elainexx

barbara12 wrote:

Elaine I bet that felt good...must say getting out is the hard bit ..but you are doing so well..hope it all goes well on Monday xx

barbara12

Elaine I must apologize....I am so high on meds at the moment I didn't even know it was Monday... but I am glad it went well...I keep going back to when you first came on...and there didnt seem much hope but you didn't give up...xx

tkachev

I said Monday instead of today too Barbara and I'm not even high on meds!

You are right- Elaine never gives up!

Elizabeth

elainebadknee

Barbara

You didnt get date wrong did you, today was monday but maybe you thought I meant next week? Anyway it doesnt matter as all replies are most welcome and its nice to know people are interested.....
I couldnt just give up could I? Wouldve been paramount to living half a life (sorry if that sounds dramatic but thats how it felt)....I am out of pain now and though my new knee feels like a lump of metal sometimes its the lack of pain I dont miss!!

Elainexx

barbara12 wrote:

Elaine I must apologize....I am so high on meds at the moment I didn't even know it was Monday... but I am glad it went well...I keep going back to when you first came on...and there didnt seem much hope but you didn't give up...xx

elainebadknee

Elizabeth

As said above today is monday so maybe I confussed folk, well known for it!! I would say to anyone who is in pain never give up, your life is worth getting some sort of normality back...Now the hard work starts, trying to get off benefits and find some sort of job when im bit better...

Elainexx

tkachev wrote:

I said Monday instead of today too Barbara and I'm not even high on meds!

You are right- Elaine never gives up!

Elizabeth