Jenscats Road to Recovery Log

[Sassy69]

Jeez I need an oxycontin just to read that..... Ow. Is it supposed to happen like that or you can go in next time & threaten a malpractice suit if they do that again???

 

[jenscats5]

Jeez I need an oxycontin just to read that..... Ow. Is it supposed to happen like that or you can go in next time & threaten a malpractice suit if they do that again???

Well I sort of need to just push through the pain as if I don't bend & move it, scar tissue can begin to form & stiffen up - which will then take longer for me to regain use of it.....The swelling I have (which is normal) is preventing a lot of my movement and causing pressure and pain, too.....

I need to just suck it up, I guess.....and take my meds...

 

[Sassy69]

Eh ... I dunno if someone wrenched my joints that were all locked up w/ scar tissue I'd tell them to go fuck a mule. (I might even use more colorful language in the heat of the moment.) After my bunion surgery I had 3 toes on each foot I needed to clear out scar tissue on --- and I did that on my own time at my own pace. I understand you probably have very limited control of your leg right now - but could you at least ask them to be a little more gentle???

 

[cyrex]

DAMN
I guess I had it easy for PT. But then I worked at the place doing PT assistant crap a year before I had the post surgery PT so I knew everyone there ;-)

I also didn't start PT for a week after my surgery either so that might have made a difference.

Made it to PT and back.....

The guy I got to work with, Marty, is very nice....know him from my pre-surgery PT sessions....he's a student at UofD even tho he's my age approximately - he's changing careers from architecture to PT....

Well, we unwrapped me completely and he manipulated my kneecap up & down as well as left & right.....I found I cannot do a leg lift type of movement as my quad simply won't "engage" - the signal from my brain to my quad must be turned off cuz I simply cannot lift my leg up nor can I fully squeeze my quad muscle.....he did some measuring on my leg & I was able to bend it to 90 degrees by doing wall slides....he had assistance from another PT to measure the hyperextension - she yanked on my leg to hyperextend it causing me to curse/yell LOUDLY --- and then I started crying.... When they raised the table so my leg was elevated to ice afterwards - the movement & pressure also caused me to cry.....So they made me cry twice today.....

I'm beat now and in pain..... Nurse!! Med me!!

 

[Gymgurl]

Like I said...just do as they say....take your meds and ice alot and you will work through it....it hurts sometimes worse after but it will get better...BIG PICTURE girl stay focused on the BIG PICTURE lol

 

[*Bunny*]

Like I said...just do as they say....take your meds and ice alot and you will work through it....it hurts sometimes worse after but it will get better...BIG PICTURE girl stay focused on the BIG PICTURE lol

^^^

Great advice GG

Jens, loff you girl ... hang in there

 

[jenscats5]

DAMN
I guess I had it easy for PT. But then I worked at the place doing PT assistant crap a year before I had the post surgery PT so I knew everyone there ;-)

I also didn't start PT for a week after my surgery either so that might have made a difference.

Well tomorrow will be 1 week - so I'm pretty much at the same place....

I "know" these people too from going there for 1 month prior to surgery....

The girl who yanked my leg, Ariel, said she was sorry - said since I was so "tough" prior to surgery, she didn't expect me to be so wimpy today.....Ummmm BIG changes in 2 weeks there, hun.... I think she felt bad when I started to cry.....

 

[caligirl]

Eh ... I dunno if someone wrenched my joints that were all locked up w/ scar tissue I'd tell them to go fuck a mule. (I might even use more colorful language in the heat of the moment.) After my bunion surgery I had 3 toes on each foot I needed to clear out scar tissue on --- and I did that on my own time at my own pace. I understand you probably have very limited control of your leg right now - but could you at least ask them to be a little more gentle???

Which they should be.They should not be wrenching on you at all, no forcefull pressure yet. Right now you are hypersensitive and still swollen.
Even 1 degree of progress on flexion or extension IS progress. Added extension is usually the slowest to come. Sometimes, they (PT or ATC or PT assistant) just see a knee in front of them and try to follow protocol especially if it's a big practice, not necessarily a person with a face and feelings. Sometimes they need to be reminded.

 

[cyrex]

Well tomorrow will be 1 week - so I'm pretty much at the same place....

I "know" these people too from going there for 1 month prior to surgery....

The girl who yanked my leg, Ariel, said she was sorry - said since I was so "tough" prior to surgery, she didn't expect me to be so wimpy today.....Ummmm BIG changes in 2 weeks there, hun.... I think she felt bad when I started to cry.....

I know I woulda felt bad..
just know that you really can't do much to hurt it more right now except if you do some heavy leg extensions..
that puts lateral pressure on the ligaments and is NOT good for them..

matter of fact you will probably need to stay away from any sort of leg press or tae kwon do for quite a while 6 months +

 

[nelmsjer]

Made it to PT and back.....

The guy I got to work with, Marty, is very nice....know him from my pre-surgery PT sessions....he's a student at UofD even tho he's my age approximately - he's changing careers from architecture to PT....

Well, we unwrapped me completely and he manipulated my kneecap up & down as well as left & right.....I found I cannot do a leg lift type of movement as my quad simply won't "engage" - the signal from my brain to my quad must be turned off cuz I simply cannot lift my leg up nor can I fully squeeze my quad muscle.....he did some measuring on my leg & I was able to bend it to 90 degrees by doing wall slides....he had assistance from another PT to measure the hyperextension - she yanked on my leg to hyperextend it causing me to curse/yell LOUDLY --- and then I started crying.... When they raised the table so my leg was elevated to ice afterwards - the movement & pressure also caused me to cry.....So they made me cry twice today.....

I'm beat now and in pain..... Nurse!! Med me!!

Nice work on the 90. You'll be at 95 next time. Did they hook you up to stim at all, yet, for the quad?

I'm sorry about the hyperextension. That part is always tough. Really tough. Keep as strong as you can and remember the end result...fresh snow, the wind in your face, and the exhileration of speed.