@actalking, Bless you. There is a great mental component to knee replacement surgery as well as physical. I am 3 months out from TKR and it is a marathon not a sprint. I go backwards some days along with my numbers. Four weeks out is still very early....I know it feels like its been longer than that to you because it did to me. Keep moving as much as you can. Your 6 week post-op follow-up with the doctor I think will encourage you. Take naps if you need to during the day.....Sleep is healing.

I have a good day, I do too much and go backwards for a few days. PT is aggressive and more exercises added and I reach my numbers and then in 3 days, I go backwards. I have had to learn to accept this. I will honestly say out of all of the surgeries I have had, this has been the most painful and hardest. I have had to learn to be patient with myself.

Is my knee better than it was before as far as pain, yes! I had no choice either due to arthritis and the injections were no longer working. My leg was starting to bow and was bone on bone. Its a new knee with different symptoms, but, better. It is still healing.

I started telling a difference around 6 weeks as I saw small and large victories. At 3 months, I am no longer using the walker or cane in the house. I can go up and down steps without the cane. My knee does not hurt all night like it did at the onset. I am not as tired as I was at the beginning. I can stand up from a sitting position without holding on to the chair, etc. These are wonderful victories and I expect even more as I continue this journey.

You sound very determined and I believe you will be able to do the things you use to do. It....just....takes...time...to...heal. Try to not compare yourself to others
as it may discourage you. We all heal at a different pace with this surgery.

Praying for you to continue to improve and to be able when you get to the finish line to be able to do all the things you want to do. God Bless You.