Category: Knee replacement journey

Day 35 Post RTKR: pillow mountains and knocking knees

Exactly 5 weeks Post op. I have a new goal, a new mini 7 day plan and here’s your opportunity to ask me anything and I will line up the questions and answer them live on here. I already have two excellent questions to get me started! Continue reading “Day 35 Post RTKR: pillow mountains and knocking knees”

Day 34 post RTKR: amazing strides forward

OMG that guy I was chatting to a few weeks ago at knee class.. who told me magic things happen around the 5-6 week mark.. well he was right!! Plus, I discovered today while waiting for knee class to start.. there’s something else I could do that I had no idea about! And.. here’s how the physio flexion assessment went this week. 🤞🏻 Continue reading “Day 34 post RTKR: amazing strides forward”

1 month summary post RTKR: to hell and back

It’s fair to say that this last month has been the most challenging of my life. That might sound dramatic, but I am being sincere. The pain associated with a knee replacement is off the chart and cannot truly be described or fully appreciated unless you have been through the operation yourself. Add to this an intolerance to all opiate pain meds, and you can only begin to appreciate the challenges that I have faced.
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