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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 8:54 pm
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Originally Posted by Miniflyer
CavePearl, my new knee is not awesome yet. Less pain than before, but not perfect. Still too soon. Worried about the travel as that is my life. Haven't been on a plane since Jan 4 and I feel like the world has changed.
It will get better. I am almost five months out on the first knee and three months out on the second. I travel extensively for my job, and my first flight was four weeks after my first TKR. I had the second TKR six weeks after the first, then after another month flew south for a cruise. I've been back on the road ever since. I just give myself a little extra time since I'm still in the healing process and deninitely moving slower than before.

Is it different? Yes, it is. Everything is different. Do I get tired? You bet I do. Much more than before, but I know this is temporary. And, while much of the rest of me may be suffering... my knees are not the problem!

(Sorry OP that we've gone a bit off topic. I just want to reassure people with bionic parts that that travel is still possible, at least from my recent experience.)
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