Therapy Stalls

After spending a couple of months going to physical therapy twice a week, it looks like it has stalled out. My orthopedic guy wanted me to go to the PT to learn the exercises to do at home. However, the PT has been guiding me anyway. I have the visits - insurance gives me quite a few - so I haven't been worried about it. I had some improvement, then it seemed like it backslid and got worse. My evaluation today showed some muscle strength increase, which is good, but not really enough to do much good. She is hesitating to say it, but I believe that she thinks surgery is in my future. Which is why we are stopping therapy at this point to make sure I have enough visits post surgery.

So, I get to go see the doctor in a couple of weeks on my day off, to be evaluated. I'm guessing surgery on both knees is in my future. After therapy today, both of my knees are now hurting. Figures.

I've also had this sore thumb for the last month and a half (or so). I figured it would go away, but no such luck. I actually looked at it this past week to see if it was swollen, and the joint seems to be. I have no idea what I did. It doesn't seem to be getting any better, but it doesn't seem to be getting any worse, really. So I guess that's a good thing. I'll have the ortho guy look at that as well. The PT wonders if it is arthritis. Seems a strange place to have as my first location for arthritis. One would think that my knees would be the first.