Can anyone reassure me?

greyheron

I had a TKR 9 weeks ago, saw the consultant after 6 weeks just before Xmas, he seemed pleased but referred me to physio for 'finishing touches'.

(I'd had good physio in hospital and was discharged to continue with my exercises at home.)

I had my first physio apptment Monday, really nice lady, session mainly used for assessment and I have another apptment next Monday.

All sounds good?

But I felt really depressed afterwards.

To cut a long story short, I think when I was doing my exercises / rehabbing at home I was focusing on mobility, which I am really pleased with. I did do bending exercises but with hindsight I didn't 'push' myself past the 'point of pain' and probably didn't progress as much as I could / should. And again with hindsight I didn't do as much of the 'straightening' exercise as I should - the one where you sit with your heel on a rolled-up towel and let the knee hang to stretch the hamstrings - and the physio picked up that my knee is bent.

The reason I'm feeling depressed is that I'm afraid I've left it too late, my knee will never bend or straighten as fully as it could have done if I'd done more of those exercises in those 6 post-op weeks.

Can anyone reassure me that it is possible to still progress at this stage, if I put my mind (and body!) to it? I'm very motivated but also feel pessimistic. Can anyone help?

Wendy

michelle22

Wendy you are ok hun You can still make up for lost time it is really in the first year that you make progress so if you stick in at your exercises you will get there

greyheron

michelle22 wrote:

Wendy you are ok hun You can still make up for lost time it is really in the first year that you make progress so if you stick in at your exercises you will get there

Thanks, Michelle, that's so good to hear.

I know it's silly to get worked up about these things and it's so good to know there are people on the forum who can help.

Wendy