The physio made me cry!

[vickster]

Great news,work mate just had a knee operation and about 2 months after and he can barely bend his knee ,part of his physio is on an excersise bike which he can't do

Has he seen his surgeon again? What was done? He might have developed excessive scar tissue post op

 

[cyberknight]

Has he seen his surgeon again? What was done? He might have developed excessive scar tissue post op

indeed thats what he said , may need another op to sort it out

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Sometimes we don’t realise how much we worry about certain outcomes, till we find out it’s better than we thought. Then the tears and emotions can really roll, tears of relief mixed in with joy. They say tears from different emotions taste different, but I’ve never checked that out.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Great news,work mate just had a knee operation and about 2 months after and he can barely bend his knee ,part of his physio is on an excersise bike which he can't do

When I had a mountaineering accident years ago. After emergency surgery I had to do weeks of physio exercises before they’d let me on my bike. I had a leg brace on, which could be adjusted to restrict the maximum bend in the leg. (Brace sitting in loft now) You adjusted it with an Allen key. The general advice Physio gave me was to increase the max angle it allowed by 5 degrees every week. I had 2 or 3 physio exercises to do every day to get the range of motion and then strength back. It wasn’t till I could bend my leg 95 degrees that they let me back on a bike and even then cautiously. Has your friends been doing his physio exercises to get to the point where he can get on a bike?

 

[byegad]

I had a nasty lung infection in 2017, I couldn't cycle, or walk more than a few yards. It was so bad my GP suspected cancer and off I went (13 days later) for an appointment with the specialist. He ordered a bunch of tests which eventually decided it was merely an infection (6 weeks of sample culture on my sputum identified the bug and which antibiotic would kill it.) On my first real ride on my trike 10 months after the first indication of illness, I stopped at my halfway point, got off the trike, looked around and sobbed, uncontrollably! Relief does that to you.

 

[annedonnelly]

I've got 120 degrees of movement in my knee now. Measuring it was the first thing the physio did when I saw him yesterday.

I'm also allowed to drive now, though I haven't felt particularly emotional about that

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I've got 120 degrees of movement in my knee now. Measuring it was the first thing the physio did when I saw him yesterday.

I'm also allowed to drive now, though I haven't felt particularly emotional about that

Think I was signed off when I reached 145 degrees of movement in my knee. The physio said at that point that my range of motion was as good as or greater than the normal range expected of an uninjured person.

Good luck as you travel towards the full range of motion.

 

[cyberknight]

When I had a mountaineering accident years ago. After emergency surgery I had to do weeks of physio exercises before they’d let me on my bike. I had a leg brace on, which could be adjusted to restrict the maximum bend in the leg. (Brace sitting in loft now) You adjusted it with an Allen key. The general advice Physio gave me was to increase the max angle it allowed by 5 degrees every week. I had 2 or 3 physio exercises to do every day to get the range of motion and then strength back. It wasn’t till I could bend my leg 95 degrees that they let me back on a bike and even then cautiously. Has your friends been doing his physio exercises to get to the point where he can get on a bike?

afaik hes been going to see same physio , he cant bend it much at all maybe 20 degrees

 

[Tenkaykev]

A friend had two total knee replacements shortly before the pandemic, both within a very short time of each other. He was on his exercise bike every day after the first one and made such good progress that they did the second operation a lot sooner than they’d expected. He’s now doing parkrun most weeks ( with the blessing of his surgeon )

 

[kayakerles]

So glad you've been making a great recovery. Back on wheels before long. Just go easy. Enjoy the ride, but go easy at first. 🤗

 

[annedonnelly]

More tears this morning - had a short ride on my Brompton! Took it to a fenced tarmac area round the corner where there's no chance of cars, bikes or even dog walkers. Seat a little lower than usual and managed a few laps. No plans to overdo things so just a few minutes and then came home for another good cry

 

[Ming the Merciless]

More tears this morning - had a short ride on my Brompton! Took it to a fenced tarmac area round the corner where there's no chance of cars, bikes or even dog walkers. Seat a little lower than usual and managed a few laps. No plans to overdo things so just a few minutes and then came home for another good cry

Riding a Brompton does that to you…

 

[Andy_R]

My physio made me cry when I broke my wrist. She was about 5 feet tall and about 10 years old ( from my prospective) and utterly evil. After 3 sessions with her, I had almost full mobility, but that's probably because I was so scared of her I didn't want to have to go back.