Good luck to you Checker.

I started hitting the gym and weights near the first of May and kept it consistent. That definitely improved my overall function. Pedaling is no longer a knee sore point...

9 days ago my post says 6° and 100°. Today was 4° and 112-114° (depending on method of measurement). Reasonable progress.

Cycling has gotten better and, I think, gets me the most bang for the...

Random thought that might help someone.

I’ve been using my road bike (Tarmac) on a trainer for pedal stroke stretching. It occurred to me that it has a steeper seat tube angle and I should swap...

Thanks guys - Ticketchecker, I agree on the individual journey comment. I don't like my journey, but wishing differently doesn't help.Iron, I'm working to get that full pedal stroke. I'm so...

6 weeks yesterday. Progess is very slow. Made some decent strides in the past 3 weeks, got to 8° extension and maybe 95° flexion. But those are obviously still behind goals. I can make some standing...

I have a feeling that is coming

Day 25 update - PT was yesterday, and while I was sure I had made progress, it didn't show up on the table measurements. I could hear the concern in the voice of my PT for the lack of getting past...

Day 19 update: Probably 90% weight bearing, can hobble along without aids but single crutch promotes decent form. PT on Friday got me to 15° extension and 90° flexion, but it wiped me out and I was...

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We got lucky, and the neighbor went us and ice machine. But for comparison purposes, I could have rented one for $180 a month.

If you can buy for $250 or less, they seem like a good investment.

Adding that I had been using a walker for the first 12 days, it was very useful for stability. However, I just grabbed my crutches and discovered that they certainly help with walking more naturally,...

Update, I’m 85% human again (except the knee). Opioid problems are mostly gone, appetite is coming back. I had went from Sunday dinner to Thursday dinner without much to eat, I’m back on solids now....

Good luck to you, Iron

As for me, it's getting better. Knee pain is constant but low. After a few phone consults, I think we've determined that I'm coming off a short-lived opioid addiction. And I...

I think I'm on the downhill side. But it's been rough...

I stopped pain pills Monday morning as I felt the knee was a low throb, but the pills were f'n with body and mind. The nurse moved me to...

And yes, we feel like dumbasses. Heat of the Battle is the only excuse

Another learning or theory about my searing pain a few posts back. I now believe it was not lack of pain meds but a muscle spasm. The anesthesiologist told me about this just prior to surgery, and I...

BTW - not relaying horror stories as a negative, but somehow I thought this would be easier. Like other knee surgeries…it most definitely has not been easy for me. Maybe I wasn’t listening properly,...

Thanks for the reminder Plug. I keep trying to remind myself to be slow and deliberate.

Gary - I did wake with purple goo on the small of my back. Coincidence?


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I believe 45 minutes.

Edit to add: unless you meant total time including recovery in the surgical center. If I remember correctly:
Wheeled back at 10:45
Woke up around 12:30
Home by 2? (20min...

Add a controlled fall to the floor to last nights follies. Dizziness struck as I headed to the bathroom.

I’m feeling much better this morning.


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Don't get behind on your pain meds
Don't get behind on your pain meds
Don't get behind on your pain meds
Don't get behind on your pain meds
Don't get behind on your pain meds
Don't get...

T minus 36hrs, as I head in for the new knee Tuesday morning. It is definitely time to get it done, and I was all gung-ho for it. Now I'm feeling the nerves about it and the recovery. I still know...

Good info, I'm meeting with my surgeon next Weds. Hoping that he wows me with info and qualifications, then I'll shoot for mid-March surgery.

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I've been milking bone-on-bone in the Left knee for several years. 18mos ago, saw a ortho and got an injection of Cortisone (which seemed to help, probably due to inflammation reduction). 2 more...