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Originally Posted by rhood
Considering replacements and am asking what physical limitations I can expect? Will I be able to jog, play softball, pickle ball, etc? Anyone doing these things? Thanks
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I had my left knee totally replaced about five years ago.
To be honest for the first two weeks after the surgery I thought the cure was far worse than the disease, but once that initial period passed, things progressed pretty quickly. It is VITALLY important to follow up conscientiously on physical therapy both before and after the surgery (before so that the muscles are strengthened, after so that you get your range of motion back). Takes awhile for the swelling to go down--I still had some residual swelling six months after the surgery--but after that I could do pretty much anything that I could do before the surgery.
A caution though...gradually work back up to your desired activity level. I played a lot of tennis before my surgery, but didn't play at all for the first six months after, and then gradually increased the pace so that by the time I was 1.5 years past the surgery I was playing at about the same pace as before. I had heard horror stories about people trying to do too much too soon and injuring the bones.
Today I don't even think about the replacement, just live a normal and active life.