4 More Days & I get My New Knee

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40. I just got a new left knee six weeks and one day ago...

…gotta be honest, it’s harder than hip replacement and shoulder replacement. I’m in my early 60’s and I’d put it off for more than five years. I’m only now starting to get to sleep all night. It’s really hard to get comfy. I took Rx pain meds for 2 & 1/2 solid weeks even with their evil side effects. I usually only take pain meds for a couple days. I’d never gotten a refill on postsurg pain meds…until knee replacement surgery. I also did presurg PT and am doing postsurg PT.

My flexion now, 138 degrees, is within three degrees of presurg flexion. The new joint gets stiff very easily.

I injured my left hip and knee in a fall about 30 years ago. The fall severely damaged my knee cap and 10 years of estrogen blockers (I’m a 14 year breast cancer survivor) left me with tri-compartmental arthritis, a funky patella, and osteopenia in my left knee. I could walk up stairs, hills, etc, but not down.

Hope your surgery & rehab goes well!