week 12, day 2

i'm embarrassed that it took me so long to write a new post - sorry! life has been busy.

four weeks ago was a big turning point: my physical therapist told me i had full range of motion back and wasprogressing nicely. accordingly, she cleared me to reduce my PT sessions to once every 2 weeks and told me that i no longer needed to use a crutch while walking around (!!!).

i still need to do daily physical rehab at home: i'm primarily working on strengthening (my quad and calf in my bad leg is still weaker than my normal leg) and balance. for strengthening, i'm doing a lot of leg lifts, calf raises, lunges, and assorted other motions. for balance, i'm doing theraband exercises, standing on one leg and catching balls being tossed to me, and standing on a pillow with one foot.

i'm still wearing a brace, just to be careful, but am definitely gaining in my confidence in my knee. when i walk, i dont notice my knee anymore. however, i notice a slight amount of pain in my bad knee when walking down stairs (though going up stairs isn't a problem anymore). nonetheless, i feel that my knee is slowly progressing, so i'm not concerned.