[Madelaine Amee]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

Well...so far so good. If not for a bout of nausea, everything would have been perfect so far. But that was minor.

I came home on second day after surgery. I'm seeing nurse occasionally, who is just monitoring vitals, incision, swelling, etc. The therapist comes to my home MWF to monitor/adjust exercises, measure progress, and provide any other support needed.

Most of my day I'm on the Continuous Passive Motion machine (~3-4 hours total in two or three sessions), doing therapy exercises ( 2-3 sessions per day, about 20 minutes each), or resting with knee elevated and iced (3-4 times per day about 20-30 minutes each).

I also try to walk around quite a bit,using the walker of course, making sure to use a smooth, heal-to-toe, weight evenly distributed walking motion, minimizing weight on walker. It's a little scary at first, but it also became very obvious early on that the walking would get better very quickly the less I allowed myself to fall into any shuffling-type pattern or depended too much on the walker. (Of course the walker is critical for safety, and I'm not talking about taking any risks or anything here. The therapist just made it apparent that it's possible to use the walker too much as a total crutch...no pun intended...rather than a safety/support device to assist your rehabilitation.)

I have my post-op followup on April 10th. Should be good indicator of how thing are progressing. And in-home visitations will likely stop around then or shortly thereafter.

It's too early too judge final results yet, but I'm pleased so far. I'll update as things progress.

It's really GREAT to hear that you are doing so well .......... my poor husband has suffered for years with osteoarthritis in both knees and hips, has had both done and manages really well. He golfs, plays table tennis and paddles on the dragon boats. You must know the old saying USE IT OR LOSE IT!

Good luck with your ongoing recovery. Bare kept the girls updated last year, maybe you would like to do the same! It's really helpful for people facing this same procedure.