I had a PT appointment this morning with great results. We did some measurements and I have great bending and straightening numbers. I know at my last appointment Dr. Wilmink had said that the bending will come so I need to make sure I work on my straightening. I've actually been working on both cause they really do go hand in hand but believe it or not the straightening is harder. When I first started at my PT sessions I was at a 117 bending degree. I am now at a 135, which Austin told me when he was measuring my bend that that is where they want a TKR patient to be. And I am there. At least I was today. I was measured at the end of my workout and massage, so I was good and warmed up as well as loose. I'm sure some days it may be a little less but I know I can reach it so eventually it's going to always be that. My straightening is "right there." It started at a -5 and I do know it's so close that I'm not even sure it would measure. Ok maybe for measurement sake the "right there" is -1, it could even be less then that. Again, that is still something to work on.
At my appointments I have pretty much been doing the same exercises each time but on Friday we added more reps to a few. Then today we added more reps to some others. It's crazy that I am just soaked with sweat when I am done. Today I pretty much worked with Austin, and about 1/2 way through my workout he threw a towel at me. I guess he got tired of watching me wipe the sweat off my face with my shirt sleeve. lol I try to get the most out of each of my workouts because I want them all to count.
Aside from my PT I am also doing pool workouts which I just love. I basically have a little circuit in the pool of stuff I do. Outside the pool they are all things I do struggle with, yet I am able to do more in the water and I like that. I believe that is helping with all I am able to do at PT as well as just getting around.
I had told Austin today that I was going to try to walk more this week. He said try???? And I said well yeah, I only walked twice last week so I want to do more this week. He said ok, let's get it up to 4 times this week, and that came with a fist bump. haha Well I walked last night and then again tonight. I was feeling good tonight and that could be because I had PT today but I was able to take my longest walk so far since surgery and my fastest pace. I'm still staying in my neighborhood, I am going to make sure I can do a good 4 miles before I go out farther from home.
So here are the last two walks I've done, last night and tonight.
When I was done with my walk I came home and jumped in the pool to cool off and basically stretch and loosen up my knee. Once inside I sat and did a nice ice session. I'm trying not to leave anything out, I think all the steps are very important.
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