New knee
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Knee got replaced November 7. I hope to be on the bike Jan1 and I believe this will happen. Only gripe is not being able to get a good night sleep in bed. Three weeks in and they bent the knee 107 degrees. My new frame is supposed to come in this week, I built the wheels and will be taking parts off of one bike to install on the new one. Day by day.
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Painful operation, my wife had it done late Sept., she's still doing PT. Unfortunately, she is not active so the recovery is much longer that for somebody who has been active, such as cyclist.
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Best of luck with your recovery. Keep the updates coming.
I imagine you know that the more you follow the PT's suggestions, the more likely it is that your recovery will be good.
I imagine you know that the more you follow the PT's suggestions, the more likely it is that your recovery will be good.
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I just got a new hip. The old one was smashed in pieces. They tell me about the same thing
Home at 2 weeks, on a stationary bike at 4, on the trail by week 12.
Best of wishes for a successful recovery!
Dan
Home at 2 weeks, on a stationary bike at 4, on the trail by week 12.
Best of wishes for a successful recovery!
Dan
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From what I hear from the surgeon who replaced my hip years ago, knee replacements are much more difficult to recover from. After my hip replacement I was walking pretty well within a week
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As an RN who has worked in Orthopedics, that matches my experience with joint replacement recovery.
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hang in there
can you vary that angle? at least for part of the evening? how do you keep it at that angle all night? pillow?
can you vary that angle? at least for part of the evening? how do you keep it at that angle all night? pillow?
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I had a total knee replacement in July 2017. I was taking short hikes in mid-September and cross-country and alpine skiing, to include telemark skiing by January 2018. Best knee I've ever had. You have much to look forward.
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One of my friends got a knee replacement maybe a decade ago. He called it a triathlon knee. He has be speedskating (fast) and water skiing on it ever since. But now it's time for the other knee.
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I had both knees replaced in 2017 - one in January and one in November so I rehabed over two winters. The first was tough to bend and took 3 weeks to pedal a stationary bike. The second bent easily and I was on a stationary bike in a week, but fully straightening that knee took 16 weeks. I've ridden over 22,000 miles in the Colorado mountains since then.
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Knee got replaced November 7. I hope to be on the bike Jan1 and I believe this will happen. Only gripe is not being able to get a good night sleep in bed. Three weeks in and they bent the knee 107 degrees. My new frame is supposed to come in this week, I built the wheels and will be taking parts off of one bike to install on the new one. Day by day.
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Best of luck with your recovery and hitting your planned timeline.
I have surgery coming up and am hoping for a quick recovery also.
I have surgery coming up and am hoping for a quick recovery also.
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Thanks everyone for the support. I can get around without the cane, although I will take it if I am walking quite a bit which isnt far for me. Just went outside and cleaned some leaves.
The surgeon told me the operation took 40 minutes longer than normal due to the condition of the knee. There were bone spurs and meniscus pieces floating around. No wonder I couldnt stand and pedal for the last few years. I hope I will be anle to stand and pedal now to give that but a break while riding.
Had a meeting last night and the guys were impressed with how well I was walking.
I will update and celebrate when I get on the bike.
The surgeon told me the operation took 40 minutes longer than normal due to the condition of the knee. There were bone spurs and meniscus pieces floating around. No wonder I couldnt stand and pedal for the last few years. I hope I will be anle to stand and pedal now to give that but a break while riding.
Had a meeting last night and the guys were impressed with how well I was walking.
I will update and celebrate when I get on the bike.
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They don't keep it at that angle all the time. That's a measure of how far it can bend. They want it to go all the way straight, and bend at least 90-100 degrees. 107 sounds good, but more is betterer.
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wishing you a quick and fast recovery
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Knee got replaced November 7. I hope to be on the bike Jan1 and I believe this will happen. Only gripe is not being able to get a good night sleep in bed. Three weeks in and they bent the knee 107 degrees. My new frame is supposed to come in this week, I built the wheels and will be taking parts off of one bike to install on the new one. Day by day.
Now if you really want to hear your surgeon laugh, run your timeline past him! In the next few weeks rehab will probably have you on a stationary, let us know how that goes (it will be a good indication of were you are). As for range of motion you are shooting for straight 0 and bent 125.
I speak from experience, had both knees done in the past 18 months and am just now feeling almost normal (they will never be the same.) I ride about 20 miles a day now with no pain or swelling, not bad for a 75 year old fart who just got back in the saddle after 40 years
Be smart in your recovery, don't over do it, or you can screw the knee up permanently.
Welcome to the "Bionic Knee Club!!"
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Stryker Triathlon is a great knee. One of the more popular knees out there in fact. Stupid name for it though.
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At PT Friday I was able to pedal the sit down elliptical. I will be borrowing a trainer and if I pedal the bike I will start some easy flat rides. Monday is week 4
At PT Friday I was able to pedal the sit down elliptical. I will be borrowing a trainer and if I pedal the bike I will start some easy flat rides. Monday is week 4
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I saw my buddy at our speedskating race Saturday. We had 90 plus competitors from 8 States. He was an on ice referee, we did 125 races and he was out there for most of them. He reports that he's getting a newer model for the other knee in January.
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A classic example of how being fit significantly shortens the amount of time to get mobility back. My wife, being overweight and never exercising (not being critical, I love her dearly, just stating the reality), is 10 weeks after surgery, is only spinning a bike pedal slowly and with much effort. Still using a cane, cannot easily walk upstairs by placing all her weight on the new knee.
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Well it happened. Got in 10 miles on Jan 1 then another 10 on the 2nd. Knee is a little tight on the top of the pedal stroke and the arch of my foot is at the pedal axle.
I believe it really loosens up the knee riding so the milage will start to increase.
I am not ready to climb so just the flats for now.
I might get a pair of Catalyst pedals and try them out, they would help with the foot placement and seem like a good idea.
I believe it really loosens up the knee riding so the milage will start to increase.
I am not ready to climb so just the flats for now.
I might get a pair of Catalyst pedals and try them out, they would help with the foot placement and seem like a good idea.
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Orthopedic PA here. Keep in mind a second knee replacement hardly ever works out as well as the first. How old are you? How long did the first knee replacement last?