Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
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Anyone here have a total knee replacement? Any advice for mine next week? I have a recumbent bike at home I will use, as much as I can, along with PT. I have ice packs as well. My right knee hurts way more than my left (being replaced) ever did. I could barely walk yesterday because of a storm front. I never had that problem until this year. I'm falling apart at 46!
Take your PT very seriously. I’ve heard of people that half assed it and are in not so good shape still
Believe me, I will! I have dealt with this too long to mess it up!
Thank you. 😀
Someone I know had they same procedure a few months ago. He is mobile and loving life once more.
Hey don’t give up. There’s hope. For women pre menopausal our body produce much less collagen. That’s why many women experience knee problem 45+. I started taking collagen pills, you can find the best ones on Amazon called cartilage collagen and bone marrow with New Zealand beef. I started taking them for precaution because all the women in my family have knee problems too. Collagen will also help with heart vessels and veins as we get older. I suggest you give it a try. Diet is also important because sugar and carbs will eat away at collagen so if you cut those and get on ketosis and intermittent fasting your body will heal faster. And you won’t experience those pain anymore after awhile.
Thank you! My problems are the result of a car wreck. I do take supplements, but have had to stop for a couple weeks for the surgery.
I see... I guess the knee surgery is inevitable.. Hope you'll still take my advice on collagen because you'll need plenty of those to heal up after surgery. ketosis and intermittent fasting reduce inflammation so all those will help tremendously. God bless you.
I will restart collagen. 😀