Hello All - week 8!! I can’t believe it. I started back to work last week, did my own grocery shopping, cooked Easter dinner for my husband and myself, was able to vacuum and even went on a short one-mile hike with my husband one of those days. Still elevating and icing as much as I can. I am fortunate to be working from home during this crazy pandemic. This really is helping even more with my recovery.
Only going to PT twice a week now, but have decided to continue that for 6 more weeks. I really feel it is helping. My ROM is increasing more each week. Both knees are at 108 flex and 0 extension. Swelling has gone down considerably, even in my feet and ankles. I can now where my regular shoes.
Still have pain, but I am starting to get to the stage where I am so thankful that I did both knees at once. In fact, on my hike with my husband, I just started crying. He looked over and was concerned. I told him that it was a “happy” cry - that this was the first walk in 2 years that I wasn't in excruciating pain. My gate even is so much more normal than it was for the last two years. I am still not able to sleep comfortably in bed, but was able to stay with it till 3 in the morning last weekend. I will try again this upcoming weekend.
My biggest issue now is my left knee cap is slightly dragging to the outside when I bend and straighten. It feels as though it gets stuck and I have to take care to jiggle it loose. It can be quite painful at times. Doc and therapist say that as my quad strengthens even more, the knee cap will be pulled more to the inside and track better with the femur.
Has anyone else had this issue? My therapist is doing a McConnell taping technique to help for now, but worried a bit about it.
attached are pics from my hike on the Katy Trail.