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Thanks GT...the time frame (I've been told) is 2-4 weeks for normal activity and 6-8 weeks for light work out activity...6 mos to a year for full on hard activity (this is my goal)

My goal is 2 wks for A, four-5 weeks for B, and 3 months for moderate to intense workouts
 
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Coach Jumper said:
Thanks GT...the time frame (I've been told) is 2-4 weeks for normal activity and 6-8 weeks for light work out activity...6 mos to a year for full on hard activity (this is my goal)

My goal is 2 wks for A, four-5 weeks for B, and 3 months for moderate to intense workouts
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Fwiw, and it may not be much...
My advice is to be patient.
What you don't want is a setback.
Accelerate the program by 10%, shouldn't be too much of a problem. Accelerate the program by 50% ? You're asking for trouble.
 
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volnationnj said:
Fwiw, and it may not be much...
My advice is to be patient.
What you don't want is a setback.
Accelerate the program by 10%, shouldn't be too much of a problem. Accelerate the program by 50% ? You're asking for trouble.
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do you know what the time frame is?
Is PT more important early or walking
 
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Coach Jumper said:
do you know what the time frame is?
Is PT more important early or walking
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Since you were physically active before the arthroplasty, 6 months seems reasonable. Physical therapy is THE most important activity of your rehabilitation. Building up strength and flexibility are of prime importance.
I know it's down the line, but when you get there and start thinking of playing basketball again, stop and consult your physician.
Hi impact and knee twisting activities are generally not recommended.
 
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volnationnj said:
Since you were physically active before the arthroplasty, 6 months seems reasonable. Physical therapy is THE most important activity of your rehabilitation. Building up strength and flexibility are of prime importance.
I know it's down the line, but when you get there and start thinking of playing basketball again, stop and consult your physician.
Hi impact and knee twisting activities are generally not recommended.
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Are you saying he shouldn’t argue with his PT? 😉😈

…giggling with you Coach.
 
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volnationnj said:
Since you were physically active before the arthroplasty, 6 months seems reasonable. Physical therapy is THE most important activity of your rehabilitation. Building up strength and flexibility are of prime importance.
I know it's down the line, but when you get there and start thinking of playing basketball again, stop and consult your physician.
Hi impact and knee twisting activities are generally not recommended.
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thanks for the input...I am doing my home PT twice a day now and walking my parking lot (roughly 120' square) twice a day right now (with a a walker)...and of course ice...swelling has gone down...any advice you can give is appreciated

Surgery was last Friday
 
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both of my knees are giving me fits right now but I don't have time nor money enuff to fix em . getting old ain't for sissies. :(

Didn't help that Wifey wanted a heavy as hell sofa moved from the garage to the living room and I carried it(with help from a young guy friend) up the front steps and into the lr yesterday.
 
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A little trivia on a slow day.....

Mara Corday is an actress that has had a very long career as a Hollywood actress...In her younger years, she had starring and supporting roles in several films....She was the female lead in science fiction films called "Tarantula" and the "Black Scorpion."
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In the film Tarantula, she became friends with a bit player named Clint Eastwood in his first movie appearance as a jet fighter pilot.....

Later in life, in the film "Sudden Impact," she was the waitress that put way too much sugar in Clint Eastwood's character, Harry Callahan's coffee...She was also in several other Clint Eastwood movies too, "Pink Cadillac" and "The Rookie."
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volnationnj said:
Since you were physically active before the arthroplasty, 6 months seems reasonable. Physical therapy is THE most important activity of your rehabilitation. Building up strength and flexibility are of prime importance.
I know it's down the line, but when you get there and start thinking of playing basketball again, stop and consult your physician.
Hi impact and knee twisting activities are generally not recommended.
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Had both mine replaced at the same time. It was really rough the first few weeks. Nothing is more important than the PT. Whatever mobility and flexibility you get back the first month is what you'll end up with. I never gained back complete flexibility to bend one knee all the way around so can't pedal a bike. Can do the hell out of an elliptical tho. Let the therapist bend you til you see stars.

Controlling swelling was everything for me. Sent me home on hydrocodone cut w acetaminophen which was pretty useless. They do make hydro cut with ibuprofen but its hard to find bc its more expensive. After two weeks of suffering I switched to simple ibuprofen and it was magical. I was also religious w the ice treatment thingie they sent me home on. I hated the walker w a passion but used it the first few weeks just for balance. My balance has actually never been the same but that may be bc of doing both knees.

My doc recommended no constant impact like running and nothing that requires sudden stopping and cutting like tennis or pickelball ever again. Thats a bummer bc my bball is now limited to beating my grandson routinely in horse in the driveway. But I walk, hike, even climb and scramble all the time along w the elliptical. Led the family on a Leconte hike about 8 months later.

Leg presses are a good exercise for later. Anything that strengthens the quads and calfs is important too bc those muscles help compensate for the knees.

Finally, it was good my Catholicism had lapsed bc kneeling is out. Have never been able to put direct pressure on the prosthetics such as kneeling even on a soft surface. Makes getting up off the floor an adventure which naturally my family finds hilarious.

Good luck!
 
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@glv98 I can't even imagine doing this to both knees at the same time. I have a new respect for you.

It has now been two weeks,,,swelling is minimal,,I canput 75% of my weight on my leg without fear of buckling,,,the worst part of it now is the PT and the pain after my PT

Thanks for your input and words
truly appreciate it
 
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Coach Jumper said:
@glv98 I can't even imagine doing this to both knees at the same time. I have a new respect for you.

It has now been two weeks,,,swelling is minimal,,I canput 75% of my weight on my leg without fear of buckling,,,the worst part of it now is the PT and the pain after my PT

Thanks for your input and words
truly appreciate it
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Premeditate before pt! Its the only time I took the hydro. Then a benedryl and a nap immediately after.

Getting comfortable enough to sleep was a big problem for me. Benadryl was my friend
 
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one of, if not, my all time favorite songs, GT
My fav version is "Heart", Live

One that I have only heard recently though runs a close second


You like a good life experience GT,,,:
In 1982 in San Antonio Tx, I was in row three of a Heart concert
Nancy donned her guitar and started playing "Silver Wheels", the intro to Crazy on you.
Shortly after she began to play we locked eyes and she and I gazed at each other for almost half of the song.
A memory I to this day cherish
 
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