There are very gew articles on PKR but the ones i jave seen say 4-6 weeks out and you’ll be doing regular activities. I
Stewydog, this just infuriates me! I was given similar expectations, and it is wildly inaccurate. Like Jockette, I had a patellofemoral PKR, mine was in August this year. I am on my way to getting better and eventually I believe I will be really glad I had the surgery. But I have come to realize that will only happen over the course of a year or even a bit longer. Not at all what I was given to expect going into this.
I too had a major setback a few months ago, doing too much because I was feeling good and assumed I could. (Your description of ‘pinching’ pain sounds very familiar, by the way!) Expectations are so important. I have much more peace about this now that I’ve managed to reset my point of view and settle in for the long haul. I am a very active, athletic, motivated person, and I have had to dial things waaaaay back.
I think it is really important that you rule out infection. But I also think you unknowingly really upset your knee in a big way doing way more than it was ready for. The reaction may have been delayed but your knee is screaming at you now. It’s not your fault but your healing has probably taken a big step back from all that activity. And the gyn procedure probably had your knee locked in the same difficult position for a whole hour…that would definitely upset an already stressed knee!
You may have to start over a bit in your recovery process. The surgery was an assault on your body and all that activity was further abuse. Now your knee needs to be treated gently and carefully. If you haven’t read all the great recovery guidelines here, I encourage you to do so. The biggest thing to keep in mind is that for most of us PKR’s this recovery is no easier than a TKR. And for those who experience significant setbacks, it takes even more patience and diligence to get back on track.
Good luck, Stewydog! I am pulling for you.