02-27-2009, 05:00 AM
Aloha - Pam!
Yes it can be very painful - especially the initial PT.
Like you, I wondered if it was worth it and expressed my despair to the PT specialist - it was a Thursday - He replied keep doing the exercises as best as possible and by Monday I would fell and see an marked improvement - He was right!
I was told not to try and tough it out - the pain medication had a purpose - use it as directed - especially before PT. ICE is your friend it really helps - before and after PT.
We all heal and deal with how our bodies react to a HUGE trauma DIFFERENTLY - my example is just that mine.
The following is a Google search with Knee Forums and recovery stories and information - I found it helpful when I was down.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=knee+replacement+forums&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Peace to You - Joey
Yes it can be very painful - especially the initial PT.
Like you, I wondered if it was worth it and expressed my despair to the PT specialist - it was a Thursday - He replied keep doing the exercises as best as possible and by Monday I would fell and see an marked improvement - He was right!
I was told not to try and tough it out - the pain medication had a purpose - use it as directed - especially before PT. ICE is your friend it really helps - before and after PT.
We all heal and deal with how our bodies react to a HUGE trauma DIFFERENTLY - my example is just that mine.
The following is a Google search with Knee Forums and recovery stories and information - I found it helpful when I was down.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=knee+replacement+forums&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Peace to You - Joey