Would like to give an update on my progress a year later and encourge everyone who is recovering. I had my year check up and the DR said my new knee looks great. I only had 100 ROM before the surgery and I am up to 118 ROM which I am very happy with. I joined my old gym and I am able to swim (a mile last week), do yoga and walk on a daily basis. Everyday I do PT on my own for 10 to 15 mins 2x a day and I know this has helped me alot with the stiffness, gaining ROM, etc. My only complaint is that I still swell but I realize if this is my cross to bear, so be it.
This time last year I remember feeling like I would never get here. The nights of not sleeping, the stiffness, pains in the knee where I never felt before. I would read about others and how they were recovering so much faster. I would feel discourged and ask myself if I had made the wrong decision to have the surgery.
Keep bending your knee, doing your PT, and don't compare your recovery with others. Keep your mind/body in a good place because you will recover in your own time and be glad you made the journey.
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