This post is about my experience 10 weeks after a total knee replacement. If you'd asked me back then how recovery would feel, I would have pictured a straight line: surgery, rehab, back to swimming, walking, cycling, maybe even running again. Turns out recovery doesn't work like that. Not for...
Week 8 of Total Knee Replacement: When Everything Goes Wrong
I've been putting off writing this one. Partly because I'm still processing it, and partly because it's hard to admit that recovery doesn't always move in a straight line. But if you're an athlete staring down surgery, or you're deep in your own comeback right now, I owe you the...
Total Knee Replacement: Week 5
I just finished Week 5 of post op total knee replacement (TKR). Like the last few weeks, I've been posting every other week, but this one felt too important to skip. This week was rough. Let's Talk About the Pain I read all over the internet that Weeks 5 and...
One Month After Total Knee Replacement
We've officially hit week five of my total knee replacement recovery — and before I tell you where things stand right now, I want to take you back through the last three weeks. Not the polished, "look how strong I am" version. The messy one. Because if you're going through...
Two Weeks Post Total Knee Replacement
Two weeks ago, I had a total knee replacement. And yesterday, I walked half a mile. If you'd told me a year ago that I'd be writing those two sentences, I might have laughed. Or cried. Probably both. Because the road that got me here was long, confusing, and honestly,...
Why I’m Getting a Total Knee Replacement
If you've been reading this blog and, if you read my book, From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete - A Portrait of a Non-Athletic Triathlete, you know I've had issues with my right knee for a long time now. It feels strange to finally write these words, but here I...
The Month Before My Knee Replacement
A month ago, I made two big decisions. I deferred the Empire State Ride (for cancer research), and I said yes to a total knee replacement. If you know me, you know neither choice came easily. I'm the person who signs up for the race, circles the date on the...