post #10 Six week check-up

I just had my six week check up (ended up really being seven weeks). My x-rays looked great, and my doctor was very impressed with how easy it was for me to lift my leg off the table. He has given me the clear to pretty much do anything I want. I am allowed to put weight on the leg, and no more degree restrictions. All he said was to listen to my body. I am also in the clear to drive, as long as I can get off the pain killers. I just started taking vicodin two days ago. So far it seems to be doing the trick. It's one step down from percocet.

I am still having a hard time with the bending, only able to get to 88 degrees, with a lot of sweat and tears. He told me that by June, if I am still having issues, he would put me to sleep and force it to bend. OUCH!! Basically i have lesions (very tough-like scar tissue) that are causing my leg to be stiff. I have to break the lesions before it will bend, so he would break them for me. I now understand why it feels like my leg is breaking, or like something is about to snap; because something is truly breaking in there. However, the doc and my physical therapist believe that my bending will improve once I get muscle back and put more weight on that leg.

Since getting the green light from my doctor I have been trying very hard to walk around without crutches. So far no luck. Ha! My legs feel like jelly! I have not noticed any pain so far, however my muscles are extremely weak and are not able to hold my weight. I walk with my crutches, but put as much weight on them as I can.

Today at my PT appointment I used the pool. It felt amazing! Well I guess it hurt, but it felt good at the same time. Weird, I know. It actually hurt fairly bad, but I also could feel my knee loosening up, and I used muscles I haven't felt in a while. I'm excited to continue with the pool.