Double knee replacement---yikes!!
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No hopin to it just do the meds they give you so you can do the PT they want you to do..... stay on the machine till they tell you to give it up and let the lady or guy that comes to your house stretch you till it hurts like hell. we'll be pullin for ya maybe we'll see ya on the road sometime
#14
good luck
the key is to get moving as soon as much as possible....keep the swelling and pain under control and start using your quads....lots of pt and get your quads and hip muscles as strong as possible even after you get out of PT work to regain your quadriceps strength on your own. most people can function on less than 60-70% strength than previous but you want your leg strength as great as you can get it to protect the reconstructed joint and your hip and ankle.
the key is to get moving as soon as much as possible....keep the swelling and pain under control and start using your quads....lots of pt and get your quads and hip muscles as strong as possible even after you get out of PT work to regain your quadriceps strength on your own. most people can function on less than 60-70% strength than previous but you want your leg strength as great as you can get it to protect the reconstructed joint and your hip and ankle.
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Just for a little background: I've had a total of 5 surgeries on my knees, three left and two right, twice synvisc injected (it's kinda like amsoil for the knees except it was worthless for me) and twice with cortisone shots. I've taken more pills in the last two years than most folks do in a lifetime and my gut's not at all happy about it. So bottom line...it's time.
Thanks to all for the encouragement and I hope to be back on the road by April!