Big improvements over time..

 

Same here, John. My knees hurt going down stairs, especially when carrying something. But you know I'm a stock guy, so I want to keep my original parts as long as I can

 

now they have me standing against the wall with a ball behind my leg ,press the back part of your knee against the ball and straighten your knee hold for 5 seconds do this 15 times-rest do it again this 2 times a day -with knee extended put rolled towel under ankle apply pressure behind behind knee hold for 1 minute-rest do it again-do this 2 times a day this one is crazy take a grocery bag and put your leg through the handles one on each side of the knee sit on the edge of a chair and put your heel on the edge of another chair now they want you to put 2 cans of soup in the bag now hold this for 10 minutes-do this 2 times a day there is no way in hell that i am going to be able to do this my right leg just below the knee is all swollen and red .tomorrow i am going to see the doctor-i want to find out what is going on i hope that i do not have a blood clot or infection

 

well i am getting better i am going for pt 3 times a week now they have changed some of my exercises but i am coming along pretty good they say that my leg has to be stretched 2 more degrees to be straight today i thought that they were going to tear my leg off when they were pushing my heel to my butt they said that it was 116 degrees and they want 120 degrees i have been doing all the exercises that they gave me to do on this instruction sheet some times i do them 2 times a day i have been walking a lot lately and doing some work outside around the house some times i just go set in the truck and listen to the radio i dont care what they say i am going to start driving that truck soon some time when i am doing my exercises my left knee starts to crunch and give out and that scares me

 

Great to hear your progress Bob! Therapy can be hell, but it's the only way to get full range of motion. Keep up the great work!!

 

8 weeks on Friday and hip is great , last pt yesterday . glad it was done as I can now walk and even put socks on . don't give up , it will get better

 

As I recall at the beginning ypu were weighing doing BOTH knees at the same time. Knowing what you do now what is your view point?
My father as you can recall from my post back then had BOTH knees done at the same time. The doctors and my wife who is a Physical Therapist for 30 years were not on board with his and his surgeon who did them both. He had a good tesult as a 74 year old. He was 5'10 and 175lbs and in good physical condition. No beer belly etc. He was a retired machinist. He was extremely detail oriented. He had the mind of an engineer and the ability to learn anything. If he set his mind to a task it would be done magnificently. He used that focus on his double knee replacement.
It sounds like you are progressing keep positive and expect a good result. Do your PT diligently and with good technique. Eat well and tone the rest of your body. This is the time to make strength,toning and stretching a lifetime habit.
Keep up the good work

 

I think may have said this already, but a college buddy of mine, who might be 70 now, had 2 bad knees. He got the worst one replaced. And now his other one has no pain.

 

both of my knees are bone on bone so i just had the right one done for now the left one was not as bad as the right but now every once in a while the left will crunch and start to give out but i am living with it the doctor says that i am right on tract that heel to butt really sucks but it has to be done

 

well i have been going to pt every m-w-f that has helped a lot they even gave me a sheet of paper with what exercies to do at home i have been doing all off them my i had a dr appointment aug 10 he said that i am doing great i told him that i was still taking pt cessions and i am doing them at home i asked him when can i go back to work ? he asked me what kind of work do i do-i told him that i am a school crossing guard (for 17 years now) i go to my post at 8;30 am and i leave at 10;30 am-then in the afternoon i return to my post at 2;30 pm and leave at 4;30 pm every m-t-w-t-f i do not work for the school i work for the sheriffs department if you are not there you do not get paid-for any holiday-we get no benefits these are part time jobs-when school year is over you can not collect unemployment -now my doctor released me to go back to work-so monday at 8;30 am i will be back on my post --my left knee started to hurt real bad again so i asked him to give me a shot in that knee i want to say thank you to everyone out there kept going,believe me it really helped thank you ever so much-i will try and let you know how things are going Bob

 

thanks for the update Bob. i was just thinking of how you were getting along last night an was going to ask this am.
you must have heard my thinking!