So Far, So Good

I met with the PA at the surgeon's office today. He thinks things are coming along and estimates 100 degrees flexion in the left and 105+ on the right. He believes that at the end of the day I will end up with 110 in each. So, I need to reconcile myself to the fact that I won't be able to hit that magical goal of 120 degrees. He feels that this will take between 12-15 months until I reach the max I'm going to get and everything finally settles down (i.e. stiffness at night, edema, etc.). I should keep going to physical therapy as long as my insurance will pay for it. Right now, that will end on Thursday, so we'll see what happens. After that he said that in a real world I would continue with my exercises twice a day, but realistically, he said I need to have a life too.

So, it's important that I continue to be diligent but if I miss a day here and there or only get one session in I shouldn't beat myself up about it. I hope that the PT continues. Last time it ended, I continued to kill myself with the exercises only to lose flexion. Intellectually I understand that this was due to the scarring, but emotionally that had a negative impact on my morale. But if it does end at the end of this week, I have a plan. It's good to have a plan.