A Chilly 70 Degrees
So the results are in...
After a week of physical therapy, I can bend my leg 70 degrees. I can bend it about 45 degrees without any concern, but up to 70 isn't fun... but I can get it there.
I had a follow up with the good doctor. To make a long story short. Everything is moving along well. The bad news:
1-I have a dead spot on the top of my knee, to the right of the incision. Nerves were cut during the operation and will never grow back. I plan to leverage this into a new series of party tricks that include putting a cigarette out on my knee for money. I seriously can't feel part of my knee and apparently never will.
2-It's going to be a full year before I'm back to 100% strength in that leg. I'm still not allowed to do strength exercises yet. Mobility of the joint only.
3-I'm not allowed to walk without the immobilizer without the brace for another month. That sucks because I was walking without it yesterday and thought I was going to be braceless... but apparently my quad is so weak that I'm risking the leg just giving out and doubling up... which would be bad.
It still hurts from PT yesterday.
I'm still feeling in a funk... even moreso since the last post unfortunately. I'd love for there to be some improvement but I don't see it coming anytime soon. There are too many things weighing on my mind that either I can't control or are building up because of my total inactivity.
Bleh.
Perhaps something upbeat next time.