End of Week 2 👀
Took a couple days off updating the blog simply because there was nothing to really update.
Kind of hit a bit of a lull in terms of progression jumps since the surgery.
Mobility, I am now walking around without crutches.. Bit of a limp at first but once the muscles warm up the gait is actually not too bad at all for 2 weeks.
ROM is improving daily, really only flexion that will change now as I'm happy extension is now well established back to pre surgery degrees.
Flexion will take time, it did when I first injured the knee and I didn't anticipate this process being any different. I'm probably at around 90-110 degrees atm.
Quad strength has really improved and will continue to the more exercises I do.. trying hard to keep any atrophy down to an absolute minimum, worked really hard over the last 18 months to build up my legs!
Still icing every hour and elevating it as and when needed, have been wearing a tubigrip in the daytime and dvt stockings at night (Not worth the risk by not bothering)
I start Physio next Tuesday, be interested to see if they provide anything different to what I am already doing myself. I know from previous nhs provided physio, it was useless and I did not return after the initial assessment. So we shall see.
If needs be I will pay for private physio.
I think I may start updating the blog once a week now as not enough is happening daily to warrant a post... actually quite boring to be honest and certainly makes you think how easy the post surgery blues could set in! And unfortunately does for a lot of people.
So thankful there wasn't any meniscus repairs needed, being in a brace for 6 weeks would've been horrific. 😫
I'm content just now..plenty going on, loads of football, golf etc to watch on tele 👌🏻 🙌
Nomis
Kind of hit a bit of a lull in terms of progression jumps since the surgery.
Mobility, I am now walking around without crutches.. Bit of a limp at first but once the muscles warm up the gait is actually not too bad at all for 2 weeks.
ROM is improving daily, really only flexion that will change now as I'm happy extension is now well established back to pre surgery degrees.
Flexion will take time, it did when I first injured the knee and I didn't anticipate this process being any different. I'm probably at around 90-110 degrees atm.
Quad strength has really improved and will continue to the more exercises I do.. trying hard to keep any atrophy down to an absolute minimum, worked really hard over the last 18 months to build up my legs!
Still icing every hour and elevating it as and when needed, have been wearing a tubigrip in the daytime and dvt stockings at night (Not worth the risk by not bothering)
I start Physio next Tuesday, be interested to see if they provide anything different to what I am already doing myself. I know from previous nhs provided physio, it was useless and I did not return after the initial assessment. So we shall see.
If needs be I will pay for private physio.
I think I may start updating the blog once a week now as not enough is happening daily to warrant a post... actually quite boring to be honest and certainly makes you think how easy the post surgery blues could set in! And unfortunately does for a lot of people.
So thankful there wasn't any meniscus repairs needed, being in a brace for 6 weeks would've been horrific. 😫
I'm content just now..plenty going on, loads of football, golf etc to watch on tele 👌🏻 🙌
Nomis
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