Thanks, ladies. I always wonder if I'm too wordy and why would anyone want to listen to me blather, especially about non-knee related stuff.
I do have a couple of issues. Anyone out there have delayed hair loss from their surgery? My hair is thinner on top than it was when I was younger; having babies, iron loss, etc and probably hereditary issues has thinned my hair in my 40s and 50s. I feel like it's gotten even a little thinner in the past couple of weeks and I'm wondering if it could be delayed this long from my surgery. Hopefully it will fill back in some.
Also, I'm doing all the stretching and exercises but I feel like I am back to square one every day with my extension. I don't seem to be making any more progress that I can tell. I can't measure it and I'm probably just impatient. I know time will tell and I'll probably make slow progress as the days/weeks go by. I'm not taking any pain medication anymore, not even Advil or Tylenol. I have a few aches and pains in The Knee, I know it's still healing and this is normal. I really don't even think about it when walking around, I can pivot, spin, dart here and there as I'm working in the kitchen (ok, that makes me sound like a dancer, which I most certainly am NOT) or doing chores around the house without pain. When I sit in a chair I try to stretch it as much as I can so I'm not just sitting with it elevated and/or straight. It will gain ROM over time, I know, I'm just impatient!!!
I do have a couple of issues. Anyone out there have delayed hair loss from their surgery? My hair is thinner on top than it was when I was younger; having babies, iron loss, etc and probably hereditary issues has thinned my hair in my 40s and 50s. I feel like it's gotten even a little thinner in the past couple of weeks and I'm wondering if it could be delayed this long from my surgery. Hopefully it will fill back in some.
Also, I'm doing all the stretching and exercises but I feel like I am back to square one every day with my extension. I don't seem to be making any more progress that I can tell. I can't measure it and I'm probably just impatient. I know time will tell and I'll probably make slow progress as the days/weeks go by. I'm not taking any pain medication anymore, not even Advil or Tylenol. I have a few aches and pains in The Knee, I know it's still healing and this is normal. I really don't even think about it when walking around, I can pivot, spin, dart here and there as I'm working in the kitchen (ok, that makes me sound like a dancer, which I most certainly am NOT) or doing chores around the house without pain. When I sit in a chair I try to stretch it as much as I can so I'm not just sitting with it elevated and/or straight. It will gain ROM over time, I know, I'm just impatient!!!