I had my TKR on 20 November. I followed BoneSmart way of doing things quite religiously as I really really didn't want pain!
So anyway, I went to pt a few times - only once a week, for about four weeks - and when I went I would do the bicycle and walk around the perimeter of the room.
Once or twice I did very mild stretching exercises but in general I was a very non-compliant patient!
Once I got clearance to go in the water, I went to the warm pool at the rehab centre and there was also non-compliant. I did the water cycling and some up and down the very low stair they had in the pool but mostly refused to do squats and lunges. The rehab technician was very worried about me, but I stuck to my guns.
As soon as my doctor told me I was doing fine (without measuring me - just eyeballing) and to only see him again if I developed a problem, I stopped going to pt. My ROM at that time was very limited. The last time I was measured, the very inexperienced therapist measured me at 100 and when I whooped with joy she measured me again and said it was 85. So I really don't know what it was!
Now I go twice a week to my local Y and do aqua fitness in the warmer water wave pool. I do the aerobics part and about three weeks ago started doing squats and lunges.
I still don't know what my range of motion is, it has not been measured since the 85 - 100 incident. But I do know that I can go up and down stairs foot over foot with no pain, I don't really need a cane anymore but I do use it because it's icy out there! I can get in and out of my rather deep bathtub without help the way I did before my surgery.
There is a gym upstairs from the pool and when I'm wearing shorts again, I will go upstairs and ask one of the fitness people to measure my ROM. I really don't care what the number is - I have the functionality I need.
I don't have any pain and I still get stiff sometimes, so then I elevate and ice.
On Monday I leave to go overseas and that involves three flights, one of them 10 hours long! I am bringing some instant cold packs, the kind you fold over and they ice up. I don't actually really think I'll need them but oh well, I bought them!
At my last appointment, my doctor told me that my ROM would continue improving for a year or more. He's right. I'm only past three months out and every week it's better.