Well, it seems like most of us are not looking straight ahead, lol. I can do it in the house or in a store, but outdoors? No, not yet. The sidewalks around here are atrocious and the roads, while better, are filled with crazed drivers. My best bet for now when outdoors, is a paved trail in a park. Yesterday, we did do a dirt trail and it was great fun, but look ahead? No, not with all the rocks, gravel, felled trees and tree roots. I doubt I ever walked in the woods looking ahead and I'm not going to start now.
@rubyyarn, we have two small dogs who love nothing more than to get underfoot; hah! One of them did trip me up a bit a few weeks ago and I narrowly escaped an actual fall. I still managed to hurt my leg though; pffft!
@kmak81230, I think you and I are members of a very select group; we actually like our PT's! I'm sorry your knee is misbehaving today and wonder if staining the deck furniture yesterday put it in some strange positions? Hopefully, it'll clear up very fast with rest and ice. Kudos to your PT in being flexible about measurements that will be sent to your OS and postponing until Thursday. Last week, mine measured me while I was lying on my side on the table and apparently, that's where my flexion is most impressive! Of course, *impressive* is a relative term, hahaha!
I wish I could blame extension for my robotic walking style, but I cannot since mine is zero. I still think there's a loose wire somewhere between brain and knee.
@Jennszoo, it is an interesting way to get a bit more flex and use some muscles that haven't been used in quite awhile. That said, I doubt your newest knee is ready for anything of the sort, especially since it wasn't even suggested to me until the end of week 6.
I had two busy days this weekend and though nothing actually hurts today and I'm not even particularly stiff, I'm wicked tired, so I'm one with the sofa.
The first time was before I found BoneSmart so I took him at his word - ULK. The second time, at my 6 week appt, I just nodded and smiled and headed for the couch. I expect my PT wouldn't even measure except for the obligatory reports to the OS (and perhaps insurance). Today he did a lot of massage which felt great and just a few balance exercises. Glad to hear that you are pain free today after an active weekend. I expect just the amount of standing to do the staining was part of the problem. I've been sleeping a solid 5-6 hours at a time now (YIPPEE) and wonder if I'm contorting myself in my sleep - probably not.
load of meds today and haven't been painfree since 5am. No weather changes to blame it on. It definitely is not cause I overdid it either. I've been down almost exclusively since Wed even since vertigo hit. One thing I can say is this recovery isn't boring because you never know what the knee is gonna do. On the other hand I feel like I am in Punxsutawney (as in the movie Ground Ground Day) every day. Can't make up my mind....
I'm leaving a trail of them around the house.
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