So far the recovery from the total knee replacement is slow and gradual. The swelling has lasted for weeks and the bruising was nothing I have ever experienced before in my life. I am making progress though and the pain has been severe at times but never excruciating and the pain meds seem to take effect in 15-25 minutes so I haven’t had to be in total discomfort for a very long time. I have started home physical therapy and have tried to get up as often as a I can even if it’s just for a couple of minutes. I can feel myself getting stronger every day and recently progressed from using a walker to using a cane after my 2 week post op visit today where they told me I was slightly ahead of where they expected me to be. I am using the pain meds less often and hopefully wont require a refill. Nikki has been good at taking care of me while allowing me to do simple things on my own to help keep me a little active. I have noticed that all the sitting and laying down have made my rear end numb more times in the last couple of weeks that in the last year!