As for weights on the ankle... please don't. My PT put 1 pound weights on my ankles at 6 weeks out and had me do some lifts. That night my knees were terribly sore, and the next day was a "stiff and try hard not to limp" walking day. The day after that, I could walk normally again. The reason my PT gave for wanting to do weights was because I was "doing so well." I was doing well because I wasn't over-exercising my knees. I wasn't doing his dumb exercises at home. I refused to ever do weights again. I refused leg presses, too, on my OS guidelines of "No strength training." I should have listened, because weights are strength training.
Also, I did the step ups. The ones I did were not high at first. They got a little higher before I quit PT, but never as high as a stair step. I was at 6 weeks when I started them, though. If you don't like them, or they hurt for any reason, just refuse to do them.
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I should get there in, hmm, maybe a week if I really stay focused!
At first I read it as you gave your hubby a bath and your dog a haircut!
My brain is so fried!
