Wierd thing. I have been doing very well, getting stronger with minimal swelling , icing and elevating, doing my PT exercises but really taking it easy. Anyway today, my knee puffed up and got very painful and I really can't figure out why. I did one set of PT exercises, about 4 minutes on the bike and a 15 minute outing. I did sleep on my side for quite a while last night with a pillow tween my knees. I've always been a side sleeper so this has been really hard. So maybe I twisted it or something. It is really more swollen than its been for a while. Does this kind of thing just happen? Any ideas? I'm not worried, I just wish to avoid the activity that set it off. I'll tell you one thing, I don't think I'm going to resume my schedule this week: French class, marimba, meditation group, getting a haircut soon (!). It's easy to feel pretty successful laying up on the couch and around the house but I can't stand for more than 10-15 minutes and I don't think I could sit for more than 45 minutes. So I've had a set back, even while being a model patient! Any thoughts are appreciated.
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It is so nice. Hope it is as nice At your house!!!!!
but I really can't do much yet without overdoing. This overdoing is not the same as overdoing as I would normally think of it. It's mini-micro overdoing and it's back to the extra wide window seat for me. So here I sit, pain pill on board, leg up, ice, mmm, life is good.
on top of it all my sweetie had to go to Seattle for several days and I am all alone. 
don't worry, in my small town help is just a phone call away. For now my leg is elevated, with ice and two pain pills instead of one. 
Awww.... it's the inocent exercises that get you for sure. Sounds like we are both on the couch with extra meds... 
