Stories - How my life changed after knee replacement:

I am 9 weeks out from my TKR. I thought, for sure, I was the only one suffering from pain, stiffness, depression... I expected to be back to new by, at most, 8 weeks! Boy was I in for a surprise!! My leg feels like I am walking with an ACE bandage wrapped tightly around my knee. I have to brace myself get myself up stairs, if I take them more than 1 at a time. It is very debilitating emotionally. No one close to me has ever had a TKR, so no one can empathize with me having to go from being active to sitting on my butt because it hurts to walk after a day at work. I also will eventually need to have my other knee done. I think I will wait until I have to crawl to get around!! Thank you all for sharing your stories so I don't feel like I am the only one who is taking forever to recover. Best of luck to you all!