I had a very tough time with recovery from knee replacement and I was very discouraged. The PT outside of the home was a huge help and I had a wonderful therapist who was so encouraging. However, I will say that my Boston doctor told me that it takes a full two years to recover from TKR. I know that some people do very well with it and recover much sooner, but I was not one of those people. It has now been two years and three months, and *finally*, my knee is feeling much better. However, I do not have that complete bend in my knee anymore and it’s tough because I have a bad back and the stretching that I have done for years I can no longer do. I just do the best that I can with it, but my left knee, which needs knee replacement, is in better shape than the right knee with the TKR!!! Just want to tell you that given time, you will notice a healing and a strengthening on the surgical knee. Stretch your calf every day and do exercises to increase the muscle strength in your thighs. I have found that those exercises help. Definitely, always get a second opinion with a fresh set of eyes! All of my best to you for complete healing.