29 October 2016: 9 months post op
It is hard to believe that 9 months has passed since the TKR surgery on my Right knee. To celebrate, I am pleased to report I have had a wee dance here at the Cochrane Colloquium - and it was fun.
I have also managed some standing chit chat at coffee breaks but wasn't able to stand up for hours at a time for the welcome reception. I had to go and find myself a chair and sit down, watching from the sidelines.
(I thought these young performers had fantastic knees!)
I have also had a little bit of time to do some sightseeing and travelling around Seoul and Gueongju, South Korea.
As you will see, I am still using my walking poles to walk. They even out my gait and keep me walking straight rather than hunched. My new right knee has been sore over the last ten days or so - probably from the flying and wandering around - plus I have been up and down a lot of stairs - but it is the left knee that is the most painful. And it collapses frequently which makes me waddle (hence the sticks).
As usual I am posting an up to date photo of my right knee
I was showing off my scar to some of my colleagues here at the colloquium (both are surgeons) and they told me that the discolouration around the scar is not bruising but is hyper-pigmentation which happens with surgical scarring. They recommended that I should take it up with my surgeon and have laser treatment to resolve it. So I will ask him about it - but it is not too of my mind as it doesn't hurt.
I am booked to have a Total Knee Replacement on my left knee in just under a week. So that is really my top priority.
So in another month or two, I will be ready for a little more gentle dancing, and more travel and adventures.
