Whoa! I can’t believe I missed this! It’s been a year since my knee replacement and it is, no doubt, one of the best decisions I ever made.
I realize I didn’t have a surgery or knee category when I wrote my series of blog posts about my knee, which is a real shame. I need to add a category, search back through the posts, and categorize them all.
My first update was pretty simple. I’d just woken up and was extremely happy!
As it stands my knee is doing really well. I still get some extremely minor pains in my knee area but those are mostly in the supporting structure. I’m older, overweight, and out of shape so you have to expect some aches and pains in the body.
When, or if, the right knee goes and I’m not too old I’ll have it replaced as well.
I won’t lie and say it was a cakewalk. I had my struggles and it was painful at times but it was all worth it. I didn’t even post about the pulmonary embolism I developed in my right lung, requiring a trip to the ER. I had to be put on blood thinners for a few months. That was not fun.
My new knee allows me to walk long distances, do yard work, play with my grandkids, and stand for longer than 30 minutes without excruciating pain.
Obligatory one year picture. Looks a lot better, doesn’t it!
