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I couldn't agree more with all of you. I am sick and tired of even having to THINK about my knees anymore. Mentally, I know this will get better and in the grand scheme of things soon it will be all done. In my heart, however, I am so tired of it all.


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I heard the, heck im fed up with this recovery alert.
I can join in as it seems for ever, I told dr recently shhheeeeesh doc I did this to get mobile. Then I answered myself as I do it took alot of pain and time to get to surgery. It will get better we forget often how bad it was. I was banned at work from carrying coffee as very little got there.
So I know we are the tortoise in this journey but we will get there. Till then who is going to join in with a custard pie fight. - note to self wasnt best day to wear a T Shirt with X on it.

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Went to PT this morning and told this therapist that I was worked too hard earlier in the week from the other Therapist. .she said she would take it a bit easy on me . I still did lots of ROM exercises but could only get it to 73..Frustrating to say the least...When I told the other therapist thst I felt like the previous PT "broke" me, she said that she had just broken up some scar tissue and that was a Good thing...Went to breakfast after and a quick kitty sit and now home elevating and icing...I have a follow up doc appt on Tues..I have a PT on Monday, so hopefully we can get this ROM moving!!!!
 
Remember---ROM comes on its own time and on its own schedule---the length of time for this recovery can be much longer than you would like it to be, and much longer than any of us were prepared for.

Please be patient and understand that progress in this recovery is measured in rather small increments.
 
Thanks Ref....My hubby and I were just talking at breakfast how we both thought I would be much further along at 5 weeks than I am..We were not prepared for it to be this slow..it still makes me feel as though I am doing something wrong, like I should be trying to push harder, but I know that isn't the answer so Im not...I just keep reminding myself that at the end of this road I will have pain free knee! Not looking forward to the appointment on Tuesday with the OS, he wants to discuss the MUA...
 
Hi Ya, I'm there with you about the frustration, are you trying to push harder with your PT, because of your up coming OS appt? I have appt on 8th and I get tempted to try a little harder, try something different, do a little more and then sometimes do nothing different to what I have been doing and the knee takes a huge step back. Go easy on yourself, don't join the meetings of ODIC often, its not fun. I have taken some big detours on this journey so far, good news is we have plenty of people here to share it with. Take care Diane
 
Hi @Spencieca

Patience is the key thing x don't force yourself to join the ODIC it's not worth it. I am six months out from a revision and still joining the ODIC X

@Sudibar I really liked your post x

Love Nana moon 27 xxx
 
Please don't let yourself fall into the trap of thinking you can "make" your recovery better/faster/easier. Your body heals on its own time schedule. What you CAN do, though, is make it go slower....by pushing and overdoing it. To some degree that has already happened when you've tried to endure those painful, pushing therapy sessions. Your ROM is there. Swelling from all of that is what's keeping it hidden from you. Slow down. Take things easier and let your body heal. You're only slightly more than a month out from surgery!!! That's very early in the process.

Yes, maybe some of your friends popped back in 5 weeks. There are a few people who do that. Most do not. You are 100% normal in your recovery right now...not even "slow." Also...it's quite possible that these miracle friends of yours have forgotten their own time schedule. Much like one forgets the pain of having a baby, people tend to gloss over what they went through when retelling the story. Don't compare. You are you....and you're just fine.

I disagree with your therapist's assessment that the pain you felt was scar tissue breaking up. It sounds more like she was trying to justify her coworker's actions. Scar tissue does not develop all that frequently. And when it is "broken up," it doesn't hurt and result in swelling afterwards. So take some of these comments with a grain of salt.

The most important thing is to pay attention to your body and how you feel. You are the best judge of what's working and what's not. If it hurts, it's not good. Discomfort, yes....real pain, no.
 
I am just short of 5 months and the knees have gotten so much better in the last month..no swelling and feel like I can do anything and can honestly say that the biggest improvements have come when PT is lessened ....I truly believe that less is more and everyday activity is the best thing you can do for yourself....walking ,,a few steps,,little stretches.....all you need.....never thought I would feel that way after everything I did before as a gym rat.......

Vinny
 
Thank you...my hubby massaged the knee this evening and then helped me do some bending...he basically just held my leg and foot up and let ME decide how far to go..I found that taking in deep breaths thru my nose and the release thru my mouth helped with the relaxation of my whole body including my knee and you could see it literally drop down a few degrees...after a few of the sessions I went on my stationary bike and just rocked back and forth a bit and it felt looser...now I am icing and elevating...feel good today about my progress..wish I had one of those fancy rulers so I could check my progress :) Thank you everyone for the words of wisdom, they really do help!
 
I bought the Goniometer app for $4.99 for my iPad and it is pretty accurate.......


Vinny
 
Thanks Vinny, I thought I saw that you had downloaded an app somewhere on your thread but I couldn't find it..I have Android so I will see if there is one for my phone...
 
Unfortunately, it really is normal to feel exasperated and weary of the healing process long before it's over. You just have to hang in there and eventually you'll be on the other side. It kind of reminds me of being around 8 months pregnant. Waiting, waiting, waiting, and eventually there is a reward. At least this way, the big trauma is behind, not ahead. :)

It does get better eventually. One day you realize that it's 10 am and you haven't really thought about your knee at all. Then a day comes and you go to bed and realize you haven't thought about it and you've done a hundred things that were hard before.

It gets better. Hang on.
 
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