How's The Knee?

This is definitely the question I get most often from friends, family, co-workers, etc any time a conversation starts up. (It's a great small talk opener.) Probably also my least favorite question right now just based upon how things are going. A friend of mine asked me this via email and I just let it all out. Thought I'd post my response...

Really not too happy right now to be honest. I actually thought with some of the limited dancing I did Saturday night that I may have screwed it up again. My physical therapist checked it on Monday and said I definitely didn't tear the ACL again or anything serious but she did say it seemed a little "loose" compared to my good knee. Although she had never checked it before for a baseline, definitely not what you want to hear post op. I have some tendonitis too which is hampering therapy and seems to be slowing down the process. My therapist is great and she says I am doing just fine but it seems like things are progressing so slowly.

I see the doctor again in early November. During the last check-up he described it as "rock solid" so we'll see next time. If "loose" and my "knee" appear in the same sentence four months from now, we're shopping for a brace. :(

Of course, I could be asking way too much of my body right now. Therapy and rehab is so different this time from last, I really don't know what to expect.

Enough of a breakdown from you?

So if you're curious as to how the knee is doing, still feel free to ask. Just be ready for a (personally therapeutic) lengthy diatribe.