Wednesday, December 13, 2006

2nd week post-op

The doctor took out the skin staples on my knees earlier. He expects the incisions to heal in about a week's time. It hurt a bit since he had to take each of the dozen staple wires out slowly to minimize bleeding. There was a stinging sensation that lasted pretty long too.

My knee flexion increased to about 120 degrees. Doc said he expects full range of motion in about 6 weeks. He said I can only start strengthening rehab once full ROM is achieved. The basis of comparison is my other leg. In essence, my right knee should be as good as my left one by mid-January. That's a tough act, but hopefully rehab goes well.

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