Very little to report at the ninth month as things continue to go very well. My knee feels great. Perhaps the only thing to report is that I have noticed gradual improvement of the stiff feeling in the outside of my surgical right knee when doing stretches. Until recently, I have noticed stiffnes in my knee when doing "potatoe picker" exercises or any stretching exercise where I stand with my legs spread far apart. In one stretching exercise, I stand with my legs spread wide apart and bend at the waist to touch my right foot with my left hand, and then swith to the other foot with the right hand. The stiff feeling in the outer side of the right knee is nearly gone. I suspect that healing continues as the bone of the knee area continues to adapt to the embedded prosthesis.
One other small item to report is the discomfort I feel when kneeling down on my surgical knee to wash floors or do yard work. I have noticed that my surgical knee does not feel comfortable in a kneeling position against a hard surface such as a wooden or cement floor. If I am kneeling on a soft surface such as a couch, bed, or cushioned chair, there is no discomfort. Wearing kneed pads as some carpenters or roofers do is the solution to kneeling on hard surfaces.
I will report progress on my total knee replacement for three more months, thus completing this one year blog on knee replacment surgery. At the 12 month report, I will be visiting Dr. David Denzin for the one year follow-up which includes an X-Ray of the knee.
