Boy, I’m so glad I found this site. All of you are in this along side myself. I am post op 10 1/2 weeks I suppose and doing PT twice a week but it will stop soon due to insurance regulations. I will be getting an exercise bike soon and those large balls you use in PT, the big ones you sit on? My therapist makes me put that thing behind my back as I stand at a wall and I slide down using the ball as support behind me. It’s good for strenghthening the quad muscles. My problem is I have little strength above my knee and since I had hip replacement in late May, my hip is also weak; so when I try to walk normal bending my knee, it feels like I’m going to fall. Forget going up and down steps, though I need to practice that as well.

Yes, the knee is still stiff especially walking. I do have good range though, 125 degrees but its stiff and it hurts and after sitting more than 15 or 20 minutes, boy getting up is tough. I have to get up slowly and I walk carefully to try to bend the knee to walk. It’s really been tough. My other knee (with the partial knee) is bothering me now most likely because I depend on That knee for the extra support. I avoid going out places where there’s a lot of people or a lot walking and I Always take my cane so people walk around me or people realize I can’t walk as fast as them because if I try to keep up, my feels like its going to buckle under me or I feel or have tripped, so its scary. In the house, I don’t use my cane though.

I’m still out of work still collecting disability checks but it will run out soon and then I can apply for unemployment. I am hoping and praying I will feel “secure and confident” enough by mid December/January to get back to work 8 hours a day. I miss the interaction with people and having a purpose to get up each day other than taking care of my house and family.

Anyway, I’m going to get up now and yes, my knee hurts and its stiff and I dread getting up. For me, my hip starts hurting also after sitting for too long. It’s so depressing, yes, and I miss being able to just run out of the house and do my errands w/o a cane or fear of tripping of falling. I pray that day will come. I feel trapped here and my freedom has been taken away from me. It’s just been a nightmare for me.

What do others say about the hard areas around knee cap, esp on the right hand side of the incision site. I’ve tried massage over and over, but it’s not budging and that is stopping my knee from bending any further. Right now sitting at computer with leg bent, but talk about hurting me. Owwww. When I get up it will be hobble until I walk it out.

Oh no…….I’m in trouble! Just call me Debi Hershey…..hahaha

@Kavico. Thanks for the kudos, also. There’s nothing wrong with you. It’s been almost two years since my tkr and my knee is stiff after sitting for a while (about 20 minutes). It doesn’t sound like you’re doing too much pt to me. You’re doing the amount I was doing. It’s hard work, but worth it. Good luck to you, too!

Stay in touch and keep us posted about your progress.

Polly