In February 2017 I had Bilateral Knee Replacements. It’s a tough operation and even a tougher recovery. After I left the hospital I went straight to rehab for 10 days. I then went home able to walk with a walker and soon after with a cane. I was in a great deal of pain when my meds wore off. My surgeon suggested I schedule PT as quickly as possible. I started therapy at Connecticut Family PT three times a week. I’m 75 years old and before my surgery I thought I was in pretty good physical shape but after three weeks of doing nothing but baby step walking and some minimal PT, my muscles had atrophied. I was weak and tired and taking medication that made me loopy. Over a three-month period, CFPT strengthened my legs and core. It wasn’t easy, on the contrary, they worked me hard but with compassion and I saw results. There was still pain, especially when I got off my meds, but I felt stronger and, week-by-week, I was walking better, straighter and longer and the pain was diminishing. I was told before the operation the recovery was long and hard. After 6 months it gets easier but look for it to take a year for the knees to feel close to normal. I’m now at the end of my prescribed physical therapy treatments. I will miss Connecticut Family Physical Therapy, not only for their dedication to my rehabilitation but for their focus on me as a individual; working me to my sometimes uncomfortable limits, listening to my moans without comment and their always welcome conversation that took my mind off the difficult exercises at hand.
