Knee Replacement Surgery

[Nighthawk]

I'm worried that you will try and keep going and then relapse.

This worries me a lot. But I am expected to keep up and when and if I collapse they will achieve what I think they are out to get. Really not my choice being pushed by all ends here. I wait for the day that I can walk in and resign. Seriously the economy scares me. Each day of recovery gets me one day closer to this goal.

 

[KP the nut]

(((NH))), thinking of you.

 

[Nighthawk]

Things are getting better slowly. I have lowered my pain medication and am walking a little more. I am not sure if my range of motion has improved or stayed the same.

I want to thank you all for being here and helping me get through the worst of this surgery. I know I still have a ways to go but I believe falling backwards is over.:)

 

[KP the nut]

Whoo hoo. This made me smile this morning.

I knew you could do it. Slow and steady wins the race. :hug:

 

[The Albatross]

:hug: :tup:

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I am happy to hear of your improvement. It has been a long ordeal for you. I am glad that things are beginning to turm around for you at long last. If only we could get rid of your fevers. Hugs.

 

[intothelight]

NH,

It was good to read that things are improving. :)

:hug:

 

[Britt.f7]

I have lowered my pain medication and am walking a little more. I am not sure if my range of motion has improved or stayed the same.

I had to have arthritis and spurs removed from my big toe. It would get stuck in a painful position, or, if I bumped it it hurt immensely. I put off the surgery for a long time. I was blessed with a great orthopedic surgeon and my mom was an orthopedic nurse. He told me, after the surgery, that it could take up to a year for it to heal. It did take almost a year for me to wear normal shoes that weren't a size bigger, despite the swelling going down. He also had me do a little motion every day with it so that it wouldn't lose it's range of motion. It was very difficult to do this in the beginning especially. Pain medicine(I think I've tried them all) do not work for me.

So, do not think that you are healing too slowly. This is a very normal process. If no one would have told me the above I would have felt badly that it was taking too long.

I wish you continuous recovery and healing from the pain.

 

[Nighthawk]

There is no real change in my progress. I am so frustrated. I hope that one day I can say that this was worth doing.

 

[Britt.f7]

Keep trying to work it Nighthawlk. Little, little steps, will bring it to bigger steps. Frustrating I know. I noticed, when I didn't do these exercises, my toe would stiffen up and have less range of motion. Hurt in the beginning but got better. It did take about a year and I imagine, with the Knee replacement, it is going to take at least that. Try not to be so hard on yourself. It will happen. Just not as quick as we would all hope.

 

[Nighthawk]

My knee is finally moving better. I still have moderate to severe pain. I would still consider at this point that the surgery was not successful. I guess 4 months in there is lots of time for this to change.

 

[intothelight]

NH,

It is really hard and stressful to deal with a surgery or an illness that requires a long time to heal and a lot of work. In the short term, there are times we are to question why we did it, wonder if it will ever get better, and feel the pain, frustration and depression associated with just not feeling good.

But I think it is important, and I know it helps me, to keep looking and seeing how far things have come and to look forward to a future when the healing is complete.

Healing :hug: