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That's a good reminder about the height of the cane, walker and roller. I know that mine are set correctly, but its a good reminder for others.
I've come to the conclusion that my knee has a mind of its own. Seriously, the darned thing has a mind of its own. Just when I think I've made some progress or something was going well, the knee immediately tells me its in charge. No matter how I try to ignore it, its there - calling the shots.
I'll admit to not using the compression legs because frankly its very uncomfortable. The session is to last 45 minutes. I can't handle it that long, I've been stopping at 20-25 minutes. The issue is that I'm so sore afterward that I don't use them on a regular basis. I feel like this swelling and water retention won't get better until that is under control somewhat. Which means my ROM isn't where it should be. I'm stuck in a circle here. Complaining about it doesn't help, but I'm frustrated with the situation. This morning I tried 3 pair of jeans before I gave up and went to cotton pants. If I can get them over my leg / knee - and that's a big if - they are so tight on the knee I can't stand it. (And these aren't those skinny legged pants either. I'll never fit into those, and that;s fine.)
This recovery has been much different from all of my others. Maybe because I had 2 revisions in one year? Maybe because the surgery was over 6 hrs long? Or maybe its going to take the 15 - 18 months to feel "ok" and another 6 more months to feel fine - as the surgeon has said. Since I'm at 4 months I guess I have no grounds on which to complain, its a baby knee demanding I be elevating / icing and that's pretty much it. Ugh.
Happy Valentine's Day everyone & happy healing.
I've come to the conclusion that my knee has a mind of its own. Seriously, the darned thing has a mind of its own. Just when I think I've made some progress or something was going well, the knee immediately tells me its in charge. No matter how I try to ignore it, its there - calling the shots.
I'll admit to not using the compression legs because frankly its very uncomfortable. The session is to last 45 minutes. I can't handle it that long, I've been stopping at 20-25 minutes. The issue is that I'm so sore afterward that I don't use them on a regular basis. I feel like this swelling and water retention won't get better until that is under control somewhat. Which means my ROM isn't where it should be. I'm stuck in a circle here. Complaining about it doesn't help, but I'm frustrated with the situation. This morning I tried 3 pair of jeans before I gave up and went to cotton pants. If I can get them over my leg / knee - and that's a big if - they are so tight on the knee I can't stand it. (And these aren't those skinny legged pants either. I'll never fit into those, and that;s fine.)
This recovery has been much different from all of my others. Maybe because I had 2 revisions in one year? Maybe because the surgery was over 6 hrs long? Or maybe its going to take the 15 - 18 months to feel "ok" and another 6 more months to feel fine - as the surgeon has said. Since I'm at 4 months I guess I have no grounds on which to complain, its a baby knee demanding I be elevating / icing and that's pretty much it. Ugh.
Happy Valentine's Day everyone & happy healing.