I had my first pre-surgical PT session today. Yowza!
If that is any indication of what post-surgical PT is going to feel
like, I’m in for a real pleasure cruise.
I have two more sessions next week before my last pre-surgical ortho
appointment. Everything for a reason,
and yes, I can do this.
It was tough to try doing things that I’d previously not had to think
about, and I now my body won’t let me do them. I run half marathons and I couldn’t do one
calf raise before my leg collapsed. The
problem with having no ACL is that your fibula and tibia like to shift on each
other because there isn’t anything preventing them from doing so….I fall every
once in a while because I’m still not used to my leg not supporting me, even
with the crutch or cane. At least I have
a sweet cane J
I had to do a couple sets of several different activities, including:
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Flexing my quad and holding it for 30 seconds
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Holding my leg completely straight while flexing
my calf for 30 seconds
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A straight leg lift while flexing my quad
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Wrapping a towel around my foot and pulling
until my leg stayed straight
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Sliding my foot as close as I can get to my
behind, ten times
Among other things – yeesh!
Before surgery, they want my range of motion to improve
drastically. That is really painful but
I can almost straighten my leg. If I can’t
completely straighten my leg before surgery, supposedly it will stiffen so much
that I won’t be able to do even after surgery, ever again. I can do this.
My bent knee can only get to 70 degrees before I start to
shake from pain and they want me to get that to at least 90 degrees. I have to do my exercises at home on my own
as well. I hope the husband has a strong
enough stomach to be able to tolerate holding my leg down while I cry J I always said I would never be with someone
who made me cry, but I suppose it’s forgivable if it’s prescribed by a doctor… through
sickness and hell health, right?
On a positive note, I had sushi and wine with a friend last
night and we watched a couple episodes of Jeff Dunham. If you’ve never seen him before, check it out
– he is hilarious. Last night was a good
distraction, as only good conversation and wine with a friend can be.
In other news, I found this fabulous recipe for smashed cauliflower and another fabulous recipe for turkey-sausage meatloaf that I cannot wait to make this
weekend!
Any awesome recipes to share?
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