mtngal67
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I'm starting off this week cautiously optimistic. PT went well on Monday. I was actually able to get the bike to go all the way around finally! Backwards, and the seat was hiked way up so I could barely touch the pedals, but I did it! Took the PT guy kind of forcing it around the first time for me to realize I could actually do it. Fear of pain is quite limiting.. and I had a right to fear it! It hurt like hell! :shk: But after the first go arond, and a little adjustment of where my foot was on the pedal, I was able to do it on my own about another 15 times! I also made a little progress on my ROM, from 80 to 85. Not super, but it's progress forward.
Tonight I was finally able to do the straight leg lifts on my own. I was so shocked when I tried and my leg went up like a normal leg should! I'm finding my mucles again! YAY.
I graduated to a cane yesterday from the walker. I probably could have been on the cane last week too, but fear of falling has me a bit overly cautious.
I came home from PT with a funny little tape job on my incision and along the inside of my knee. Over the incision it's a long flat bit of fabric tape (I know this has a special name, but I can't remember it) and the tape along the inside of that is cut into 5 long strips, except the top 2 inches, which run long ways each a little spaced out from the other. My son said it looks like a jellyfish leaning on a post. (he drew a face on it even haha.) I guess this is supposed to help with swelling somehow, although I dont really notice much difference today. Has anyone else ever had this taping done? Did you feel improvement?
Tonight I was finally able to do the straight leg lifts on my own. I was so shocked when I tried and my leg went up like a normal leg should! I'm finding my mucles again! YAY.
I graduated to a cane yesterday from the walker. I probably could have been on the cane last week too, but fear of falling has me a bit overly cautious.
I came home from PT with a funny little tape job on my incision and along the inside of my knee. Over the incision it's a long flat bit of fabric tape (I know this has a special name, but I can't remember it) and the tape along the inside of that is cut into 5 long strips, except the top 2 inches, which run long ways each a little spaced out from the other. My son said it looks like a jellyfish leaning on a post. (he drew a face on it even haha.) I guess this is supposed to help with swelling somehow, although I dont really notice much difference today. Has anyone else ever had this taping done? Did you feel improvement?