New left knee Wednesday at 8am, home Thursday at noon. How soon can I go back in the water?
Former Member
7 days swelling has gone down and the new physio therapist came by the house and said it is going well I did the 4 exercises and she told me it was good but not to do the 4 sets of ten more than 2x a day. I am now able to walk without the crutches or cane but she told me to use them because if I don't I will get a limp. Staples are coming out on Saturday (10 days). Showers ok and bath but no pool for a while. I had no pain killers for three days but on a few now, Tylonal 3, 3x a day and 2x a day Celebrex. Feeling great went shopping with the wife at Costco and am pretty tired but no pain.
Purpose of my post is to let others know that medicinal
advances are available for all of us; e.g. I think I am now 75.
Fell on black ice in parking lot of building where I work on Dec. 21, 2005 Covered under Workers Compensation. 1st surgeon I saw locally said no operation would be necessary. Kids bugged my wife and me to get 2nd/3rd opinions. Did and wound up at NY
Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City with the operation performed on Jan 17, 2006. Clinching
argument was that if I didn't have the operation I would be
walking bowlegged in a year and probably need a new knee
in two years. Surgeon said that the operation, (plate and
6 screws) would probably last 15 year at which time I would be 90 and who would care then.
Luckily I was totally out and didn't hear the sawing and
hammering. But I am desperate to get to the water and
feel myself like a dolphin gliding on the surface. Supposed to
see surgeon on Feb 27th and he will tell me if I can go back
to work and resume swimming.
Question: I also wear a brace 24/7, didn't this seem
excessively cumbersome when resuming swimming. Regards
from anonymous Bob(for those who know)
Bobatwork
I was told not to swim until 6 weeks after the first knee, I will not wait that long for this one, staples are out today and as soon as I am sure of a proper closure of the wound I will be swimming. I will use care to start with no pushing off the wall with the new knee, no aggresive kicking, but don,t forget I can swim not using my legs almost as well as with the legs. My suggestion is to band with a rubber band both legs together and use very light dolphins for balance to start with and glide off the walls no push until you are ready.
Originally posted by bobatwork
Purpose of my post is to let others know that medicinal
advances are available for all of us; e.g. I think I am now 75.
Fell on black ice in parking lot of building where I work on Dec. 21, 2005
At 75, you shoudl be retired and living somewhere that has no ice. I'm only 47 and am looking into a new knee. I would like to hhear the hammering and sawing!
Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com
I would like to hear the hammering and sawing! Hammering and sawing not bad but the bone chips flying and worse still the things the group working on you are talking about.
I was just admiring the wonderful job the doctor did in closing the cut. A staight line of 22 staples holding it together,one right after another.
I am walking great after 11 days but only doing short walks without the cane or crutches. Had to get up at 4am for a couple of T3s, Tylonal with codiene, to stop a dull throb. Had to put the removal of staples off till Monday Dr is away.
Monday morning (12 days since the operation) staples are out what a relief. The Doc said I should be able to get in the pool in a couple of days but to take it easy. He also said since I am no longer taking blood thinners, I should go off the Celebrex it has been known to cause blood clotting.
