110 degrees. I've finally reached 110 degrees of ROM (range of motion). That's the goal. Of course this is a passive feat, meaning that the CPM is able to bend my knee but I cannot do it on my own. My muscles are wimpy and have lost much mass. What's also nice is that I can straighten my leg out completely, though it hurts a lot.
What's surprising at this stage in the game is just how stiff the knee is. Almost any knee movement feels like my knee is surrounded in pea gravel or very thick honey. There is no swinging movement like my good knee exhibits. I've always had skinny legs, some would say "girl" legs, but after this surgery my left leg would be on the same scale as a runway model. That's not good for a guy by the way.
I've been sitting around all day working my leg. Nothing too exciting except Andrew and I finished the Indiana Jones game after a few hours of gaming. The problem is that Andrew wants to go through it again. He literally has spurned all of his amassed vocabulary and decided to keep only those morsels that really give meaning to his life: Indiana Jones, candy, gum, "That's cool". He's a focused gaming beast. I can't wait to see him turn this type of focus into something useful. He'll be incredible.
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