carolinagirl
senior
Doug, Glad to hear ya'll are all ok down there. You poor guys have been through the wringer with this one. Has this storm system caused much havoc with your knees? Blasted thing can't decide where to go.
It has been rainy and windy here since Wednesday afternoon. My whole leg
has been giving me fits. It is kinda hard to describe, not really pain, just a dull ache. Like its letting me know it's there.
Work has gone well. I have been really tired the last 3 evenings.
It is like all my energy has left me. Thank goodnes I have not fallen asleep at my desk, however it almost happened Thursday.
My OS told me at my 4 week post-op visit that he had flexed me to 135 while I was on the table. Well, I got my operative note Wednesday and in it he states he bent my knee to 125. Now in my opinion 10 degrees is ALOT!
At PT today I got to 119 ROM. My therapist was really happy. My non operative leg is bending to 115. He feels that 120 is going to be the magic number for me. So I am almost there! Like I told him, I have alot more"cushion" on my thighs that is gonna prevent me from getting to 130!
He said he will be satisified with the 120 to 122 range.
There was a lady there today that is 2 weeks post-op. It is hard to believe that just 6 weeks ago I was at that stage. Time has gone by so quickly.
I go to see my OS Wednesday for my 8 week post-op visit and I hope he is happy with the progress. Sam (my hubby) is going with me to PT next Friday, so now he can see why I am tuckered out when I leave therapy.
I still use my cane only when I go outside and in the hallways at work.
I am one of those who tends to "stub my foot" on the carpet and I don't want to take a nose dive!
Hope all are doing well.
Take care.
It has been rainy and windy here since Wednesday afternoon. My whole leg
has been giving me fits. It is kinda hard to describe, not really pain, just a dull ache. Like its letting me know it's there.
Work has gone well. I have been really tired the last 3 evenings.
It is like all my energy has left me. Thank goodnes I have not fallen asleep at my desk, however it almost happened Thursday.
My OS told me at my 4 week post-op visit that he had flexed me to 135 while I was on the table. Well, I got my operative note Wednesday and in it he states he bent my knee to 125. Now in my opinion 10 degrees is ALOT!
At PT today I got to 119 ROM. My therapist was really happy. My non operative leg is bending to 115. He feels that 120 is going to be the magic number for me. So I am almost there! Like I told him, I have alot more"cushion" on my thighs that is gonna prevent me from getting to 130!
He said he will be satisified with the 120 to 122 range.
There was a lady there today that is 2 weeks post-op. It is hard to believe that just 6 weeks ago I was at that stage. Time has gone by so quickly.
I go to see my OS Wednesday for my 8 week post-op visit and I hope he is happy with the progress. Sam (my hubby) is going with me to PT next Friday, so now he can see why I am tuckered out when I leave therapy.
I still use my cane only when I go outside and in the hallways at work.
I am one of those who tends to "stub my foot" on the carpet and I don't want to take a nose dive!
Hope all are doing well.
Take care.
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