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04-21-2022 06:44 PM
...and I went past the mailbox
I'm down to 2 days a week for PT and don't go back till Monday.
I might be able to drive myself but it's a 30ish mile round trip so we'll see.
Like anywhere I go tho, it's mostly rural driving unless I was going into the city and I'm NOT there yet. I owe so much to my physical therapist. He has been great and my biggest cheerleader. There is life after knee replacement. Sorry I doubted ya'll
04-21-2022 06:57 PM
Everyone I know who has had knee surgery, hip surgery is fine and living life but without the pain! It is a time situation and you are doing the right thing by taking it slow, you will get there! I am glad you are well and have a great physical therapist who is helping you through recovery. Uplifting news.
04-21-2022 07:04 PM
Excellent! It sounds like you've been a good, compliant patient. That's a big part of the battle. Keep up the good work.
04-21-2022 07:06 PM
@monicakm @Yay for you! I'm so glad to read this. You're getting there!
Keep doing exactly what they tell you, no more and no less.
04-21-2022 07:13 PM
I promise, I have been. I even purchased an at home knee replacement exercise kit (PT approved). Rob says I'm way ahead of schedule and if I hadn't told him, he would have never guessed my pain tolerance was in the -100 range and I had Fibro. I can't lose steam tho. This is a long process even after PT, which I'll be finished with in 2 weeks.
04-21-2022 07:17 PM
@monicakm Keep this up and you will be one of the drivers at the Indy 500! You go girl.
04-21-2022 07:19 PM
Wellll, no one told me I could drive yet I asked PT and he said for legal reasons he can't make that call. I don't see my ortho till May 12. I have 4 miles of back roads before I get to town (population 3000) so I was able to "test drive" before I got around any traffic. I normally don't pass anyone on the back roads. I passed three cars! I'm not super anxious to drive but now I know I can if I need to.
04-21-2022 07:20 PM
04-21-2022 07:22 PM - edited 04-21-2022 07:23 PM
@monicakm Ok. What I was told was that when I had lost some swelling and had good enough range of motion was when I could do it. If I remember correctly that was in about a month. I was scared at first but it was fine.
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