So, my surgery was 6 weeks ago yesterday. Things are going well. I no longer have to sleep with a giant pillow under my knees - I can lay in any position, I walk with only a barely noticeable limp, I can drive a manual transmission, I have been riding my bike to and from work - 10 miles total, I have started some strengthening exercises for PT which feel good, and I no longer have the precaution of avoiding flexion past 90 degrees although I don't yet have the flexibility to go much beyond that anyway.
My incision scar still has two little scabby sections on it and I can't go in a pool until those are gone. I have some pain occasionally on the outside of my leg and at my knee which my therapist and I think is related to recovery of my IT band, but that is improving. My range of motion is still pretty narrow. It's good enough for walking and cycling, but it's still difficult to pull on my shoes.
The therapist I am seeing is good. I thought twice about not even going to PT and just putting a plan together by myself, but now I am glad I didn't.
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