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Category: Knee replacement journey

Full knee replacement: Days 1 -5 update.

No amount of watching YouTube videos or following other peoples stories online can ever prepare you for how truly awful the first week after a full knee replacement feels. I thought I knew what to expect, but man I seriously underestimated how hard this really would be.

Continue reading “Full knee replacement: Days 1 -5 update.”

Author MelaniePosted on 28/10/201828/10/2018Categories Knee replacement journeyTags knee replacement, RTKA, rtkr

RTKR day

Today I feel slightly terrified. Speechless, emotionless, yet terrified nonetheless.

I have put out a brave face throughout my knee battle. I never once complained, carried on doing everything I could for as long as I could without a question or a murmur. Continue reading “RTKR day”

Author MelaniePosted on 23/10/201823/10/2018Categories Knee replacement journeyTags knee replacement, rtkr

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