New Knee- After three weeks

At some point I am going to say it is better than the old one was. I don't have pain when I walk anymore, but I am not yet back to cycling.

Three weeks in and I have given up on crutches and sticks for everything except going downstairs. That means that I have to bring the crutch upstairs, so that it is there to use going downstairs.

The leg will still not straighten out completely. The best is about a 7 degree angle. This is probably because it was bent for so many years while I was limping along with the Arthritis. The problem to me is that it does not bend more than 100 degrees from the straight, and this is not quite enough bend to cycle comfortably. I am still doing my exercises, but have now added the cycling machine, because the effort of going over tdc is forcing it to bend, and I have got to work that to increase the angle.

I do not like doing the lunges, where I try and force the knee to bend. The other exercises are all easy now.

After the exercises the knee always feels as if it is blown up and swollen, though it doesn't look it. Sometimes it is hot too.

I am very happy that I can get around without pain, but I'll keep on pushing.

Will I ever get this knee to bend as much as the other? Only time will tell.