Good afternoon. What a great way to share. Thanks, @sueinmn for your consistently realistic assessment of the recuperative issues after surgery. We need your reminders to maintain an attitude of tolerance and patience. And @marymelba, I am so glad you are finding MFR to be helpful and not fearful. Yes, when a restriction is released there is sometimes pain. Usually, my therapist lets me know in advance and I can stop anytime it gets too much to handle.

I too experience the benefit of having less pain for days after one of my twice-a-week MFR sessions. Those sessions continue to help manage the pain and discomfort of small fiber neuropathy. Right now, they are doing double duty during my TKR #2 recovery. Even my PT at the orthopedics center will mention that I will benefit from my MFR to treat the pain that just appears when you do the necessary exercises after surgery.

Keep working on it. I am now 4 weeks out and have reached a ROM of 137. I am concentrating on balance by standing on just my surgery leg for 3 sets of 20 seconds. I am also tackling the stair routines.....I can go up one stair at a time and am waiting till next week to begin the normal downward effort.

And today.......I drove by myself to a meeting across town. Yesterday, I drove back from my PT as a sort of driver's test with Jay, my life partner. He said I passed which was important because I was driving his car. (smiles)

The only hiccup has been the rainstorm yesterday......the lower barometric pressure rang the pain bell for several hours. We sure do need the rain here so I will survive with a little extra help from my cannabis tincture.

I like to pretend that we are all holding on to eact h other for support. It feels pretty darn nice to know you are part of my recuperation and I am honored to be part of yours.

What is your biggest challenge right now?

May you all be safe and protected from inner and outer harm.
Chris

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