9 Weeks: Back to therapy

I went back to therapy on Tuesday after a 2-week break. Bending is now at 80 degrees... I was expecting it to be a little farther.

I started a few new exercises.  One of them being the treadmill... backwards. Yes, I walk backwards on the treadmill.

Yesterday's appointment showed no improvement, so we talked about a brace that I could put on when I'm sitting down. The brace has a mechanism that I can crank and slowly it bends my leg. I bend it as far as I can without causing pain and stay in that position for 5 or 10 minutes. Then I crank it a little more (like a degree at a time) and stay there for another 5 or 10 minutes. I continue to do this for as long as I want, so this is something that I could do at work or while watching a movie.

I guess my therapist is going to talk to my doctor about this option.

I just got a call from my doctor's assistant. She said that she received an email from my therapist requesting a cortisone shot for me, so I will go in on Tuesday to have that done.

I have less than 2 weeks of therapy left (that insurance will cover). I don't feel like that is enough time at all, but I am, however, getting to the point where progress should speed up a little. And hopefully that cortisone shot will make a big difference too.

Yesterday I tried driving for the first time. I could drive completely normal except I needed a little help from my left foot to depress the break peddle all the way.

Hah... I just realized that in a couple days will be a year since I injured the knee. An entire year of limping. I'm going to need to see a chiropractor after I'm through with this!