Week 1: Very frustrating because of the pain and learning to walk on crutches. I mostly stayed in my apartment for the first 5 days, save for a family BBQ on July 3rd, and a happy hour outing on July 5th - both were a chore because I was still adjusting to the crutches and the pain that came along with walking more than 1 block. Day 6, however, was a revelation, as I finally adjusted to crutches and was able to enjoy a rock concert (see Mi-knees the Bear post)
Week 2: Got the pain under control and was very mobile - went out of town Day 7-9 (with the cryo ice machine and all) to a wedding in Virginia, and even enjoyed some dancing and revelry. Got the bandages off and stopped using crutches on day 11. I didn't even have to transition from 2 crutches to 1! I'm hoping that's from all the leg and core prep work that I did pre-surgery :)
Week 3: Started Physical Therapy at Professional Orthopedic and Sports Therapy. Got to 90 degrees bending on Day 17, and 100 degrees on Day 19. As much of a pain in the a** having to trek to Tribeca 3x a week to be tortured, it's actually great to see some progress with the knee, as small as it may be. Sample exercises that I'm doing:
- Straight leg raises with 1.5 lb weight on all 4 directions
- Stationary bike for 10 mins
- Leg press at a 90 degree angle
- Wall sits
Going to PT has other fun little benefits, like being outfitted for a compression sock, which is supposed to increase venous circulation, reduce leg pain, and swelling. I'm supposed to wear it most of the day while mobile, but I'm not too fond of the "nude" color, so I'm not wearing it ALL the time. I have a white arm sleeve that looks much tougher, so maybe I'll just buy my own compression leg sock to match the white arm sleeve to look tougher x2?
-Kitty
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