On May 29, 2025, at 13:30, Bill Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for the kind words. I seem to be ahead of schedule - I was able to > walk to the post office and back yesterday, slowly and carefully. The PO is > .6 mile route. Got there, stopped at 7-11 to get snacks and cool off a bit, > and ate while walking back. Good for day 5 I believe. Did the exercises, > iced the knee multiple times, went to bed around 8:30/9 PM, got up once for > a half hour, then woke up about 6:40AM (!) Tired.
My surgeon was strongly against icing or cooling the joint at all. While it may help with the discomfort, it slows the healing. In his way of seeing things, the high blood flow is needed to help the knee heal as well as possible. But yeah, it's great that you're walking on it without trouble. With my first one, I remember being amazed that 3 weeks after the surgery I did a 2 mile hike with uneven terrain and some good elevation changes! So for day 5 that's really good! -- Ed Leafe _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
