I am almost 3 months out from my Jan. 4th 2022 LTK surgery. Recovery thus far has had its ups and downs. Unfortunately for me, i have not found much support from my surgeon and had to deal with a physical Therapist who over hyper extended my knee during PT putting backwards in my recovery and placing many concerns about my healing process and how it relates with others and their progress. I found this site, looking for others who can tell me about their recovery and pain and therapy so that i have something to compare it to my own. No one from my surgeons office or practice ever sat me down and prepared me for what to expect after surgery. Are the pains i am experiencing the same? Does anyone walk and then their knee just gives out on them and you find yourself catching yourself from falling? is this normal? The PT guy who over hyper extended my knee created a very sharp posterior and lateral knee pain and I was not unstable on my feet until that incident. I was also walking up and down stairs with practically no railing support prior to this event and the day after i found myself unable to lift my foot/leg up the height of a stair riser. So, are my fellow recovery Post Op'ers experiencing these kind of ups and downs in their recovery? I am hoping that muscle development and strength and conditioning comes with set back only because i have been having my share.
On another note, are Post Op'ers also seeing others walking and running and wondering if they are ever going to get back to normal. I must say, for me lately and with the different types of leg and knee pain i am experiencing, i am getting worried that my surgery might have been a big mistake. I have been getting depressed about my slow improvements and new pains and i am hoping that I am just experiencing the same as all of you. (sorry to say it like that) Otherwise, perhaps, my recovery is actually different and I need to be concerned and proactive in my recovery. You see i have nothing to compare this experience to. So this forum, i am hoping, will assist me with answers, support, and better my optimism.
My next "Thread" as they call it, will better outline my recovery and difficulties in better detail, so that my fellow Post Op'ers can compare their experience with mine. Thank you for you time. TJD
On another note, are Post Op'ers also seeing others walking and running and wondering if they are ever going to get back to normal. I must say, for me lately and with the different types of leg and knee pain i am experiencing, i am getting worried that my surgery might have been a big mistake. I have been getting depressed about my slow improvements and new pains and i am hoping that I am just experiencing the same as all of you. (sorry to say it like that) Otherwise, perhaps, my recovery is actually different and I need to be concerned and proactive in my recovery. You see i have nothing to compare this experience to. So this forum, i am hoping, will assist me with answers, support, and better my optimism.
My next "Thread" as they call it, will better outline my recovery and difficulties in better detail, so that my fellow Post Op'ers can compare their experience with mine. Thank you for you time. TJD