breakthrough every day

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 tnguyen308 0 Comments

It's been a roller coaster ride with my knee. Some days it'll feel great and others it'll be in so much pain that I can't walk without support. It gets so painful that I just want to give up and say this will be the best it could be. But I always have my hubby there to help me through it and my prayers to God. I've been given such strength and courage to keep going that it would be selfish of me to throw my hands up and say no more.

This past weekend my knee was not doing too well. We traveled to Louisiana for a friend's wedding and being in the car made my knee pretty stiff. I was in a lot of pain, even after taking Tylenol. Even on Monday, after doing my exercises and stretches, I was still in a bit of pain. I wasn't happy at all. I was getting discouraged because I was thinking, it was only one weekend in the car and my knee is swollen and in pain, come on now.

But today, at physical therapy, still in a bit of pain, I pushed myself to feel better, stretch my knee and muscles around it. I know I can do it. Each time I've been measured, I've been degrees away from 0. Either 6 or 5 or 3, never at 0. Before I stretched, my therapist measured by knee and it was at 3 degrees. Not too bad, since every time before it always starts higher. Then they put me on the "extensionator," this horrible contraption that makes my leg straight. Then he measured me and I was at 1 degree. My leg felt a bit tight today so he tried me on one more stretch before measuring again. After that stretch, I was able to get my knee down to 0 degrees. It got straight! I was so ecstatic, still am actually. I've been up and down for two months now and finally it's gotten straight. This doesn't mean I'm stopping my exercises, it just makes me push even harder. Woo hoo!