Full Right Knee Replacement

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  • molteni_man
    molteni_man Posts: 468

    August 2024

    Quick update now 18 months from the knee replacement,( 3 days before my 60th!) and most importantly for anyone going through, or who will go through a total knee replacement (TKR). A visit to a friend who had a TKR earlier this week reminded me of my original posts and was useful in sharing the different stages with her.

    Thinking of the TKR as a mend of 12 months to 18 months is certainly right for me. I’m enjoying not being in pain from arthritis any more and can do everything I want to do for which I’m really grateful! This includes cycling, hiking, gym work. I can now kneel on my knee without thinking about it too! I work very hard each week at the stretches to keep the mobility in the knee and I did some technically demanding hiking in the Alps this past summer with some demanding descents.My Wattbike sessions indicate that my right leg ( the one operated on) puts out the same ( if not more power) than my left leg. Cycling is generally good with the knee, but I need to think carefully about saddle height with the right leg not completely straightening and making that leg slightly shorter. A new bike ride yesterday emphasised this as the saddle was set too high for the right leg, but perfect for the left leg. I need to investigate some shims, or similar.

    Downsides are that my knee is still stiffer than normal, doesn’t bend as much as a normal knee and will still get swollen after a long day and is something that ‘ I am aware of’. It is important to note that the knee wouldn’t straighten because of the arthritis before the op - I can definitely straighten it more, but need to keep working at it.

    Overall, at 18 months the advantages of a knee replacement certainly outweigh the pain from an arthritic knee for me - nor would I ever change the lifetime of different sports I played and participated in which contributed to the knee replacement !

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