Tykey
big-cheese
Getting your staples out will make you more confident, and you'll soon not feel that your incision will burst open if you try to gently bend your knee that little bit more.
All in all, you seem to be absolutely normal with your recovery ,(apart from your infection)
Everything will come right, but you have to be patient, it's a long journey. I'm 5 months out from my second TKR, and without any effort (but yes, a bit of pain/discomfort) things progress steadily. I've still a bit to go, it still gets stiff from time to time, but I do abuse it
Us Brits are famous for our stiff upper lip, aren't we
PS, the British approach to PT is nearly always the gentle approach, as per Bonesmart. Hopefully, you'll just get advice and encouragement.
All in all, you seem to be absolutely normal with your recovery ,(apart from your infection)
Everything will come right, but you have to be patient, it's a long journey. I'm 5 months out from my second TKR, and without any effort (but yes, a bit of pain/discomfort) things progress steadily. I've still a bit to go, it still gets stiff from time to time, but I do abuse it
Us Brits are famous for our stiff upper lip, aren't we
PS, the British approach to PT is nearly always the gentle approach, as per Bonesmart. Hopefully, you'll just get advice and encouragement.