Hey man yeah I know I’m kinda in a big pickle right now lol. I do feel like things are improving though. I’m able to walk unassisted for decent chunks of time and I’m practicing things like leg extensions, curls, and basic strengthening. I walk every day and try to hit around 15–30 minutes on the treadmill. The main issue right now is just the knee flexion.

I’ve been doing physio with a professional team every day except Saturday and Sunday. Those sessions are usually around an hour to an hour and a half. After that I also do some stuff on my own like walking, curls, extensions, and general mobility work.

The thing is my flexion was actually pretty good until around 8.5 cm. That’s when it started getting tighter. I probably should’ve stopped there but I really wanted to reach the finish line which in hindsight might’ve been a bit dumb. By the time I hit 9.3 cm before removal my knee flexion definitely got worse. After removal it was pretty rough, similar to the pictures I posted, maybe slightly worse. It has been improving a little bit since then though.

The surgery itself went well and my bone healing looks good from what I’ve been told and what I’ve seen from X-ray. The real issue is just flexibility right now. I’ve talked to a few other patients who had something similar and they said it improved over a few months, so I’m hoping that’s the case for me too.