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<blockquote data-quote="mtwarych" data-source="post: 1273879" data-attributes="member: 70595"><p>I am 54 years old and have had both knees replaced.</p><p></p><p>Both knees are total rebuilds.</p><p></p><p>As stated before, work on your range of motion and muscle strength above and below your knee before the surgery.</p><p></p><p>If everything goes well for you, you will be walking with crutches as soon as you are awake enough to do so. You may be sore, but, push yourself as hard as you can(listen to your surgeon, but do as much as you can as soon as you can do it)</p><p></p><p>Keep your range of motion and strength as close or better than pre-surgery as soon as you can.</p><p></p><p>I promise you that if you puss out and let yourself become stiff and weak you will regret it for a long time.</p><p></p><p>I am not sure what your surgeon will tell you, but mine told me no running,jumping, sidehilling or any other pressure/stress inducing impacts for about a year.</p><p></p><p>After I was totally recovered from both surgeries, my doctor told me not to run anymore ever. I know this is not normal, and I'm not sure why I am so limited, but I can tell you, you don't want to knock the parts loose or injure your bones or ligaments in that area.</p><p></p><p>Mind you, I am old, fat and ugly. As soon as my knees were replaced, I wondered why I waited so long to get them done. </p><p></p><p>Good luck in your future. Let me know if I can do anything for you.</p><p></p><p>JW</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mtwarych, post: 1273879, member: 70595"] I am 54 years old and have had both knees replaced. Both knees are total rebuilds. As stated before, work on your range of motion and muscle strength above and below your knee before the surgery. If everything goes well for you, you will be walking with crutches as soon as you are awake enough to do so. You may be sore, but, push yourself as hard as you can(listen to your surgeon, but do as much as you can as soon as you can do it) Keep your range of motion and strength as close or better than pre-surgery as soon as you can. I promise you that if you puss out and let yourself become stiff and weak you will regret it for a long time. I am not sure what your surgeon will tell you, but mine told me no running,jumping, sidehilling or any other pressure/stress inducing impacts for about a year. After I was totally recovered from both surgeries, my doctor told me not to run anymore ever. I know this is not normal, and I'm not sure why I am so limited, but I can tell you, you don't want to knock the parts loose or injure your bones or ligaments in that area. Mind you, I am old, fat and ugly. As soon as my knees were replaced, I wondered why I waited so long to get them done. Good luck in your future. Let me know if I can do anything for you. JW [/QUOTE]
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