Ok, I'm back and feeling very loved.
Mostly I've been recovering, of course on the roller-coaster, with some pain to go along with the progress. In the early days the milestones seemed more frequent and significant. Now I'm just slowly improving. My measured flexion is still stuck at 106, but my knee FEELS less tight.
I guess I have had some milestones to celebrate:
I'm able to drive my daughter to the bus station every morning, and am driving myself everywhere I need to go. I did ask hubby to come to my OS with me in case it was too long a drive and I needed to take a pain pill. Ithe turned out I would have been just fine on my own. Although I was happy to climb into my recliner when we got home.
I'm able to do some grocery shopping on my own, and even walk around the store rather than using a scooter.
Hubby is out of town for a few days, and I'm able to take care of everything that needs to be done, although I do have to remember to pace myself, and not try to squeeze in too much in one day. I'm surprised by how much I can do, although boy was I tired last night.
Still not quite ready to go back to work (and going into this I was thinking 4 to 6 weeks would be plenty
), but I soon will be.
I need to work on my extension, doing the exercises here in the bonesmart library. The recliner seat on my couch has no support under my knees, so that should be perfect for the passive stool stretch. I hate the towel under the ankle quad sets, as they are really uncomfortable, but I will start with doing a few, rather than a full set of 10, and take it from there.
I'm love, love, loving the pool therapy. I get a good workout, I can feel the benefits, and the best part is I get no complaints from my knee afterwards, unlike my land PT.
I hope all of you are doing well, too. Think good thoughts, it's a journey and we'll all get there in our own good time.