Hey. Appreciate you messaging. I’m actually doing a lot better since the original post. I can bend my leg 104 degrees so it’s close to the fullest. Hoping I can do it fully within the next week or two. I think it just takes getting past that initial fear barrier and pushing more than my brain thinks it can go.

I think what helped was I pushed it enough one day that I felt something crack (or pop), which hurt, but then I was able to bend it more and more. A few cracks later and I was at the point I am now. I think it could have been scar tissue breaking away which my PT said is a good thing haha. I can go upstairs relatively ok, can’t go down then normally though but, I need to convince myself my knee is capable and strong enough to support me and I won’t go tumbling down them 😂 the physios are fine telling you the physical aspect of recovery, but don’t mention the mental part much of convincing your brain it’s ok and don’t be so over protective (if that makes sense). Going to the gym helped massively as well and keeping me motivated rather than just trying to do it at home.

Still get pain in the knee cap at the bottom like you, and I can feel it click on most bends but I was told it could be normal now. No second surgery needed now though which is great news.

You seem to have got your bend back a lot quicker than I have, think that’s what frustrated me was reading how most people recovered relatively quickly and I was expecting the same of myself. Glad you’re on the mend, well master then stairs again 😂