So…everything was going great. My knee was really starting to loosen up, the calf pain

that was shooting through my leg was easing, and my flexion was improving. I had some minor swelling in my ankle, but nothing that concerned me because my knee was already the size of a grapefruit, so the swelling must have been normal right? Well it seems to me like all of the swelling that was in my knee is now in my ankle, and as you can imagine it feels the opposite of fantastic. A nice yellowish purple tint to my ankle doesn’t really help either, and fitting into shoes…not easy. But enough complaining, PT has been going great.

I have been doing a lot of resisted walking, which is sort of scary as I have started side stepping and the stability is there but I still don’t trust my own knee. I have started to get really good balance on the balance board, and have been really picking up the speed on the exercise bike. My knee seems to be a little stiff, but as soon as I warmup on the bike it really starts to stretch out and feel nice.

People keep telling me that progress really comes in bunches. They say I will plateau and then all of a sudden progress and great deal. I would have to agree with them so far, and i’m really starting to plateau right now so hopefully I will pass some barriers soon.