On Monday, which was one day short of 2 weeks post op, the physical therapist added just two things to my routine: ie more hip work that are related to Pilates moves. I already did a side leg raise of my operated (right) leg, while lying on my left side. Now added also leg circles with legs parallel and also kicks. Will only go to PT 1x a week until 4 week mark when I thi k I will be doing more weight bearing. My knee looks great-less swelling today, pain not bad but I take a pain pill half hour before I do the CPM machine. As this recovery has been surprisingly smooth (so far!) it starts to seem possible to do the other leg at 6 weeks post op. but I will not be making any decisions for awhile.
I reread some posts related to patellar ACI and was relieved to see that others who have had this surgery in past year or so also reported a relatively aggressive protocol of higher CPM degrees and weight bearing than they had expected. I continue to go to 120 on CPM and use crutches while putting some weight on right leg (20 lbs) which is similar to some posts I just read.
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