duffy
new member
Had my TKR Dec. 08 and was walking without aid of anything by Dec 20th. My home PT kept me "home" for 7 weeks though I was mobile the second week after surgery. I didn't start out pt therapy till Feb 1st 09. After 4 weeks I wasn't where Pt thought I should be but Dr. said another 4 weeks aggressive therapy. Oh my does the bending and straightening she does kill me! Well after another month Dr said I should have the manilpulation under anesthesia. That was last week and now the knee is so still & swollen... I can't even tolerate the PT to bend it. They want me to use a crank type device that bends the knee.(kind of like the CPM thing I had after TKR) Does any one out there know of this thing? Insurance won't cover it and it will cost me $500. for 2 months. I am wondering if it really helps. It's alot of money but I feel worse now then I did before the MUA.