I didn't even have a chance to hold them back.
As my physical therapist bent my leg backwards beyond my pain threshold the tears immediately came pouring out. This sudden jarring pain was a quick reminder that I still have a long way to go. Not that I ever really forgot.
Physical therapy is short, painful and uncomfortable. I also never feel like I'm doing enough exercises when I'm in there, but the ones I do hurt so bad I guess there's not much more I can do. I've only been to two sessions. Like I said it's going to be a long process.
On a positive note it's getting easier to move around the house. I can put myself to bed at night and am comfortable putting my leg in a position laying down where I don't have to be on my back all the time. It's hard for me to sleep at night because I don't do anything during the day to make myself tired!
I was surprised initially that my knee didn't have much bruising, but it seems like all the internal bruising is finally coming to the surface. My knee is also completely numb on both sides. I still after 6 years haven't fully regained the normal feeling in my left knee from the nerve damage so I'm expecting the feeling to take a while to come back. If I have an itch and I scratch my knee I can't feel anything, so how will the itch ever go away? haha.
