Feeling Haggard today. Six weeks post-op and I suppose I’m doing O.K. in physical therapy. I began physical therapy 3 weeks post op and by the fourth week my range was 56 degrees, 5th week 64 degrees and 6 weeks I’m at 70 degrees. I suppose the important thing is that I’m progressing with my range of motion and I’m returning to a more normal activity level. My therapist said that it’s easier to recover from a TKR than an open synovectomy. I just wish that I had concrete figures from the same surgery that I could compare with. The PVNS is under control and I’ve done everything that I can to protect my joint. I’m being set up for radiation therapy and will soon start that treatment. Pain level is at a 2 and I’m rarely taking any pain medication. I continue to ice it after pt. I’ve also noticed that the day after pt it is very difficult to do my home exercises due to swelling.
I can not emphasis how difficult it is to feel ill day after day, month after month without any end in sight. I’ve lost faith in my current doctors ability to diagnose and treat me, so now it’s time to seek one out the has more knowledge. I don’t want to offend him but I can’t handle the thought of driving an hour and paying money only to be told I don’t know and for me to think “I didn’t think you would.” But what type of doctor do I need? First I need to make an appointment with my pain management doctor and get her take on my back MRI results...until now I haven’t felt well enough to drive the distance due to my knee. Then I’ll contact my primary physician and ask what type of physician I need to see to be diagnosed because I can’t continue like this. I’m still having mild difficulty breathing and it’s really starting to concern me because my energy level is getting worse and not better. My husband told me that my breathing while sleeping was concerning him. I don’t want him to worry about me but I also know the doctor won’t have any answers and he’ll just want to do more tests. It’s 1:30 in the afternoon and I feel like it’s 3 a.m. I really miss working and want to return. I received a call yesterday about a position and I felt crushed when I had to tell the gal that I couldn’t take it. I haven’t even been looking for a job and keep receiving calls...which is good.
I also need to make a follow up appointment with my surgeon. It feels rather weird and not terribly important because there is another doctor covering for her until March. She is out on maternity leave. I still haven’t gotten my biopsy results. Just another sign that I’m overwhelmed and I just need to take one thing at a time.
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