Saturday seemed like a good day, with Dodie flexing that knee, and riding the rolly chair. But Sunday - much swelling and pain. No chance of bending anything, and a day of pretty active suffering.

We checked some credible looking internet sites, and came up with all kinds of opinions about how long how much pain would persist, how long drugs would be needed, how long they recommended crutches, canes, and the like.  But all  the sites seemed to agree that it would "normally" be months (and months) before things were back to normal.

Dodie was consoled on Sunday by the knowledge that Monday would be a visit with the very supportive PT, Jessica. We would ask whether the pain and swelling was "normal", and whether Dodie should try to flex the knee despite it.

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Jessica's answer was forthright. She thinks this particular leg has/had problems that are making recovery slower. She is guessing six months before it is strong enough to be the "good leg" when the other one is operated. It will be some weeks, she thinks, before Dodie can really start with the standard knee flexing exercises.

Yikes, six months of help from Jessica could be really, really costly. And a recovery that takes that long would put quite a kink in cycling plans. Still, ever optimistic, I an thinking that once Dodie is able to spin that bike crank, she will take off and recover well.

Still, we have some tools to use right now. Jessica showed me how to massage one of the tight muscles.  And we found that heat on the ankle helps, even while there is ice on top of  the knee and beneath the calf. And finally, there is Fleurie the cat. Cat's radiate invisible healing  waves, as everyone knows!

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