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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

Labour weekend – the last escape!

This was an important weekend for us because it is the last time that I was going to be able to go away on holiday for a long long time…. so we decided to make the most of it.  Continue reading “Labour weekend – the last escape!”

Author MelaniePosted on 22/10/201822/10/2018Categories My newsTags Dunedin, holiday, knee replacement, Labour day weekend, Otago peninsula, rtkr, weekend away

Last week(end) of freedom!

So this week is the last one where I have my own two knees, so there was a series of benchmarks that I needed to set! Bike, hill, you know the story!  Continue reading “Last week(end) of freedom!”

Author MelaniePosted on 20/10/201820/10/2018Categories My newsTags knee op, knee replacement, personal trainer, Ryding2Health

A bit of a blur

This last 7 days has been a wee bit crazy. I feel like my entire brain is currently consumed with how to cover all my work so I know the business will carry on without me. Continue reading “A bit of a blur”

Author MelaniePosted on 08/10/201820/10/2018Categories My newsTags recruitment, stress, work

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