@Mbone, I hope you're feeling better and that the depression is starting to lift. I'm just over 10-1/2 weeks post op. For me, at least, I can't say I noticed any tremendous change around 3 weeks but I realized a few days ago that overall, I feel pretty good. Yeah, I still take pain meds when I need to, I still get tired really easily, but I've been released from PT, I went back to work (part-time) last week and hopefully, I'll be back on a horse by mid-summer. So maybe, feeling better can kind of sneak up on you.
@kneeper, I've thought about this a lot (and I tend to be very analytical). I worked with a therapist who rehabbed me through 3 surgeries and several injuries over the past 6 years. So I trust him completely. I'm used to riding that line between discomfort and pain and once or twice pushing just beyond for a moment. I realized during one session that I was anticipating as he was passively stretching and flexing my leg. The effect was that I was holding my breath and tensing, resisting so even what was usually just uncomfortable seemed painful. After that I tried to focus on my breathing and think about relaxing into the stretch or flex and it worked. I know it's probably not common to have that type of relationship with your therapist, that level of trust so it makes me wonder - does our very natural fear of pain coupled with being paired with a stranger that we have no reason to trust make it even easier to blur that already tricky line?
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