Recovery time with weight loss surgery
Week 2 is all about continuing the momentum of week 1 and improving on walking. Flexion (how close your heel can come to your butt). The third month is about strength and balance returning to my right leg. Below shows the goals broken down by week. If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware. I encourage you to take this recovery timeline and modify it to be used by yourself. If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or infected devices. Extension ( most important for the first week). Now the hard work starts with more intense physio sessions and home exercises designed to get my quad and hamstring muscles back in shape and able to handle the knee. This timeline is based on my experience from the first ACL surgery recovery timeline I followed and I will use it as my guiding rehab plan this time.
ACL Surgery recovery timelines do vary but here is a general timeline that I will be following. The second month is about shifting from the acute rehab stage to the muscle building and longer term outlook on rehabilitation. It is much easier to get through recovery when you have milestones and goals in mind. Driving starting on good weather days(December in Canada not the best time for an unsturdy knee to be behind the wheel). These are the key performance indicators I will keep track of over my recovery. I have broken down the goals by week below and will provide updates on how I am doing against the goals. Goal is to have 100% extension by the end of the week. Srength and balanc e exercises should increase slightly in intesity to ensure my body continues to have to adapt. Ability to walk without a limp up and down stairs. Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property. Back in the drivers seat and walking up and down stairs. Stairs continue to be the challenge in week 4. These are 13 of the key indicators I will track to determine how my knee is progressing in relation to this knee recovery timeline.
