Glad you are on the road, be it a hard one.

Funny guys really burn my back there, too. Especially when he is looking at me and I'm telling him, "You touch me again and I'm gonna hurt ya"

Be strong and get well, OK?
Bluedogs2

Hey Kim, although painful, keep it up. You will be glad in the long run that you did. To make it a little less painful, try taking pain med right before you go that way it is working at its peek during your session and hopefully will be less painful afterwards. Hope you progress quickly! :)

Yes I definitely took a pain pill first. It's frustrating the Dr told my family it was worse than he thought when he got in there. No cartilage at all. I may have to go through this only to be looking at a partial or full replacement very soon and will have to go through it all again but I reckon I gotta get some ROM and strenghth back before the next one. My other knee is also having all the same issues and I am set up to have it scoped in two or three weeks no telling what he will find there either. Sometimes it's all too overwhelming. Thankyou all for your support.

Hi Kimberley - congrats on making it through your first session! I'm glad mine didn't crack jokes or I would have slugged him (my first session, I mean - when I was hurting something awful). He was nice, don't get me wrong, but I wasn't feeling particularly......."jokey." ; )

A few sessions in and we were both joking, thank goodness! Improvement does come rapidly I think once you start this...

I'm happy you are on the road to recovery - best wishes that it is a speedy one!

My therapist finally called uncle and move all my pt to the pool. That was much easier, less painful.

Kim - it is hard and painful, but keep going and doing the prescribed exercises. I've been there many times for several issues and it always has helped me.

Hope you get a lot of benefit too.

I'm cheering for you.

Ros

GUess you could put on a wig and a big red nose and look like a clown for your next visit that way you don' t have to act like you're pleased-just appear it :p
Feel better

I'm sorry.
I cannot stand PT.
Although I was never able to completely rehab my shoulder & that has caused me problems.
So it's important.
Perhaps you'll grow to appreciate this PT when therapy gets to the point you are sick of going.
The very best to you
Sammy

Hope next visit is easier. Take care.

YEP those PT'S are a bundle of joy!!! and just when you think they have found EVERY way to torture you TADA they find 3 more ppfffttt but it does help, and is worth it in the end...so just hang in there :D

Praying your sessions get better. If not, you can always speak with the therapist or ask to see someone else in the practice. I've recently started PT after a motor vehicle accident in which my ankle and tibial plateau were broken. I'm finally able to go to outpatient pt and during the evaluation visit the therapist said to me that weight management would assist in my recovery. After I had explained to her that I'm off of my RA meds because of the surgery and having to hop on o e leg using a walker has put significant stress on my joints. And by the way, I walked perfectly fine around the cruise ship I just got off before the accident. I really hate when that is someone's first response. Oh doc I have a headache well if you had better weight management...

So excuse the rant but the moral is that I went home fuming and said that if she said something I didn't like again I would speak with her privately because after all I am paying her and fortunately for me there are no shortage of therapists in my area. Since I'll probably need it for the next year, I need to be comfortable with the person I am part ering with for my recovery.

Wishing you well...

I know what you mean about the weight comments. Thank goodness that hasn't come up. I get do upset over that.

Kim are you still doing the Physical therapy or is that on hold now with so much pain.