What else is there to do??? Exercise , walking, massage, heat, cold,

I agree...I am also ten months out and experience swelling, soreness and still some inflammation but it's the therapist that makes the difference. I don't put in the work that I should and am back in physical therapy trying to get back to where I was at 3-4 months or so. I'm being more faithful to exercising. Being active isn't doing it because I don't stretch like I should. I go shopping, walk 5-15,000 steps a day, mow my grass etc... everything except getting off the floor (that's an experience) but I have learned I still need to do the proper exercises each day. Yes, physicians do make mistakes however most of the time I feel like it can be us because we can be our worst enemies as I certainly am. I did not have robotic surgery but the surgeon I went to was good at what he does. I was 2nd of the day and they only work mornings.

I think that probably everything does look fine from an anatomical perspective when a surgeon is looking at out knees via X-ray post op. However, what is not captured is nerve damage which in my experience was a real hamper to my recovery. The limitations that occur during nerve cell repair can be very discouraging.