Hi Cathy,
You aren’t alone with your healing. At four months, I was still icing my knee because of pain and swelling. Thankfully, I was off all medications by this time, because I was having a significant hair loss. I narrowed it down to Gabapentin.
My husband and I decided to be snow birds for three months this year. Even though it’s cool in FL, the weather allows me to take daily walks that help so much. Can’t do this in Chicago at this time of year. I’m up to 9000 steps now. Pre-knee problems, I walked all the time, so looking forward to walking without thinking about the replacement.
The first thing I have to do before I get out of bed each morning is stretch. The stretching really does help so much.
I was able to do my PT exercises one day in the pool. I was sore for the following two days, but really enjoyed doing them. I’m looking forward to the weather warming up so I can do this more frequently.
I see small improvements every month. My Bakers Cyst looks a little smaller this month, but maybe that’s just wishful thinking.
One of my mistakes, was comparing myself to others. One person told me she was fine after two weeks, another was golfing after three weeks and another lady was zip lining in Colorado at 6 1/2 weeks post op. I was crying and had hard time walking to the bathroom at 6 1/2 weeks.
I’m entering my 7th month post op, and starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Three months ago, there was no way I could have walked through Midway Airport, but I was able to do it around 6 months post op, without a cane or wheelchair.
It’s a long healing process for me and look forward to feeling better every month. I’ll make my final evaluation of the surgery at one year post op.
Stay warm back home in Chicago.
Sue