Realised I hadn't put anything up here for ages - so just a quick update.
Month by month (year by year ..grin) it all just got so much better! Thank god for that operation! Now I swim, play squash, cycle, climb in the mountains.....pretty certain I could run if I wanted to...but I'll never get back to my old level..so new sports is the way to go.
Took a whole to get over the op..I'd say 6 month and then slowly (so that you would not really notice) the stiffness and tendon pain got less and less. So I guess, if there's any lesson for me - the surgery helped but I had to be prepared to change my life/sports and I had to be patient!
Good luck to you and you can always email me if you've got any questions about my experiences
Month by month (year by year ..grin) it all just got so much better! Thank god for that operation! Now I swim, play squash, cycle, climb in the mountains.....pretty certain I could run if I wanted to...but I'll never get back to my old level..so new sports is the way to go.
Took a whole to get over the op..I'd say 6 month and then slowly (so that you would not really notice) the stiffness and tendon pain got less and less. So I guess, if there's any lesson for me - the surgery helped but I had to be prepared to change my life/sports and I had to be patient!
Good luck to you and you can always email me if you've got any questions about my experiences
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Hi. I just wanted to thank you for posting your progress with your knee surgery. I'm most likely going to have plica surgery soon, and I've heard a ton of horror stories. It's a relief to know it doesn't all end horribly. :)
ReplyDeleteNo probs - glad it was useful. Make sure you follow your post-op physio and don't pressure yourself - just take the time to heal and recover - don't put mental pressure like 'I should be recovered by now' on yourself. Despite it being keyhole surgery I did find it knocked me about quite a bit. Good luck and drop me a line if you have any specific questions about my own personal experience of that op
ReplyDeleteIt really just takes time! It's good to know that you've been doing a lot of fun stuff lately. We're both in the stage of post-surgery when everything is almost as normal as before once again, although I've been pretty scared to do so, but I think it's time for me to enjoy life again.
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I'm about to have similar surgery on both knees - thanks so much for this blog, it's a wonderful resource.
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