Today has been a down day. Several sets of tears and lots of frustration. I almost canned the Vlog but no, I committed to documenting this journey daily including downs as well as ups, so here’s today’s thoughts and one mini triumph to report. Continue reading “Day 26 Post RTKR: down days, frustrating days”
Category: Knee replacement journey
Day 25 Post RTKR: Shoe flicks
I have had a busy day today… (tip from me.. don’t expect me to walk around the shops like you used to 3 weeks post op, regardless of how fit you were pre-op!) Continue reading “Day 25 Post RTKR: Shoe flicks”
Day 23 Post RTKR: Squatting
Guess what I can now do? Feeling pretty excited.. Continue reading “Day 23 Post RTKR: Squatting”
Day 24 post RTKR: Deep tissue massage
Day 24: wait till you see what I achieved today!! I went for a deep tissue massage with Megan Luckin at Ryding2Health today. I asked her to have no mercy – (avoiding the knee joint directly of course) since I had significant muscle pain that was keeping me awake (not the knee!) After her massage I was pretty feeling amazed how instantly better it felt and I was even able to do this… I almost cried I was so happy! Continue reading “Day 24 post RTKR: Deep tissue massage”
Day 22 Post RTKR: Getting slowly better
Today I took my one peg leg down town, I show you what walking without any crutches looks like for me at the moment – how the exercises are progressing and what EXTRA exercise I have decided to add to the mix and why. Continue reading “Day 22 Post RTKR: Getting slowly better”