I know that I have had an amazingly positive experience with my bilateral total knee replacement. I planned well, got onto pretty good shape ahead of the rigors of the recovery and have a good support circle. I seem to be hitting all the markers per the PT staff, I have been reducing my pain meds but feel free to take more if it creeps up. We have even had a couple of weeks of temps in the 70's so I have gone outside to sit in the warm sun with a book a few afternoons. Still, one month in, I am tired of the whole thing and having to make a real daily effort to keep my spirits up.
One of the ladies in my class summed it up - we just want normal again.
That is gonna take a while! It may be 2 months before I go back to work, but it may be 6 months before I can bend my knees without some pain. Each little moment when this experience is not uppermost in my mind is great - then there is a reminder laying in wait! Yesterday I went to stand up without thinking and without using my arms to leverage myself up and I thought I was going to pass out it hurt so much.
There is some distance to go.
On the other hand - I am up on this bike!!!!
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