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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / October 2004Time frame for full recovery with a knee replacement
It's been 2 1/2 months and while my left knee is stronger i can't help wonder just how long does it take to get as "good as it gets". A year is typical, though some have reported improvement as much as 18 months later. Yes, patience is required. Walt Hanks > It's been 2 1/2 months and while my left knee is stronger i can't help > wonder just how long does it take to get as "good as it gets". >It's been 2 1/2 months and while my left knee is stronger i can't help >wonder just how long does it take to get as "good as it gets". Took me a good 10 months and probably closer to a full year before it was "as good as it gets". During that time I continually worked on my PT at home. That was 14 years ago. Have patience and keep working, it will come. Anne AAC/AAF/AFBV62.0844.AZ http://www.tckworld.com/opfoot ~~~~~It's been 2 1/2 months and while my left knee is stronger i can't help wonder just how long does it take to get as "good as it gets". ~~~~~Bryan Holy Cow, Bryan, you have to give it some time LOL!!! They put my TKR in right, but they put my leg back on backwards, and I still don't know whether I'm coming or going! Seriously though, the inside of your knee takes a lot longer to heal than your incision. I've read estimates as high as 2 years. Two months after my TKR, the RA came back stronger than ever attacking the tendons so pain wise I'm no better off. Everyone is different. Keep doing your exercises and lubricating it with beer and you'll know when you get there. -g- Kitty Every now and again i lube up with a good single malt scotch (actually there really isn't a bad scotcg, some are just better than others) >~~~~~It's been 2 1/2 months and while my left knee is stronger i can't >help wonder just how long does it take to get as "good as it gets". [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Kitty Nothing like a Jack Daniels to lube up the old joints! (or maybe I just forget I hurt?) Janet R | Every now and again i lube up with a good single malt scotch (actually | there really isn't a bad scotcg, some are just better than others) >~~~~~It's been 2 1/2 months and while my left knee is stronger i can't >help wonder just how long does it take to get as "good as it gets". [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >whether I'm coming or going! ><snip> >You'd be a wow in Ice Skating doing a whirling dervish finale without even trying ! *s* -- "if you can see it coming, head it off at the pass, else put the wagons in a circle" -- Please reply to this ng as: -- my email adress is 100% faked to prevent proliferation of SPAM!! -- Regards -- Clarence Crow There's a whole article in Arthritis Today about complete knee replacement. Check it out Nicole > It's been 2 1/2 months and while my left knee is stronger i can't help > wonder just how long does it take to get as "good as it gets". |
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