I had physical therapy on Friday and I was elated to learn that my extension, so bad when I saw the surgeon on May 2, had improved a lot.
The extension of the knee is measured from 0 being the best (no space between the back of the knee and the surface where the leg is extended) to whatever space there is.
On May 2, my extension was 7 with some pressure on the knee. It was 5 without any pressure and 3 with little pressure on Friday. Okay, my right knee extension is a perfect 0. Yet, I was really excited.
I have been taking some morning and evening Iboprufen to fight the inflammation and I hope that the combo medicine/exercise will finally pay off.
I went to Berkeley on Saturday to move my daughter out of the campus until she moves in her new apartment. We walked through town to get coffee and then drove to San Francisco for lunch (our traditional family dim sum). We took an after lunch walk at Embarcadero and the Pier. I walked well although there is still a slight limp which nobody but me can notice.
The weather being cool, I brought my ice machine in the car and it was nice to cool off my knee after the walks. But there was no feeling of warmth or swelling in my knee. My calves and thighs though were aching and I can't wait to get them back!
I have physical therapy tomorrow and hope to record new progress.
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