CHRISSIE RE: 90 degree bend question

November 20, 2008

I am one of those that was not in such extreme pain. It was nothing compared

to my pain before

Surgery. You will be ok after surgery. They give you the meds you need to

deal with it. Yes you will be able to bend your knee some and get up They

give you a walker to get around with.

Don't worry about those things. There is PT to help you with all that.

I was scared too because there is no going back. I expected deep bone pain

and there wasn't any

Try to relax.. HAHA.... I relaxed as soon as they knocked me out for surgery

HAHA

It will be ok

Faye

-- Re: 90 degree bend question

Hi Chrissie,

Not for me! I could bend my knee to a normal sitting position in a

couple of weeks. Was driving at 3 weeks and am almost completely

normal again at 6 weeks now. I'm pain free for the first time in

years thanks to this great surgery. Eventually I'll need to have my

other knee done as well but I won't be worried or afraid after seeing

how great this one turned out. I stopped taking anything for pain

(was only on Tylenol from the very beginning) at 3 weeks too and never

did fill the prescription for the narcotic as I hate taking drugs of

any kind. My doctor insisted on my wearing those compression

stockings for six weeks on both legs but I did cheat a tiny bit and

took them off at 5 weeks because they bothered me more than my knee

did. (G) You have to do the PT exercises and push through the pain

just a little bit and have a good attitude towards the entire procedure.

Sylvie Hanna, , BC

On 20-Nov-08, at 9:56 AM, shihtzumom wrote:

> Am I understanding this currectly? It takes months before you can

> bend your

> knee to a normal sitting position?

>

> Chrissie

>

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