Going for the Gold!

As I've written about before, part of recovering from total knee replacement surgery is physical therapy which is often difficult and sometimes painful. My therapy at LMH Tamarack has been made much more bearable by my therapy buddy, Cindy.

She and I have both had two TKR surgeries, with Cindy being a week ahead of me. Having bonded over our first knee, we were pleased to be scheduled at the same time with our favorite PT Dave after our second knee. Cindy and I have decided there should be an Olympic event for synchronized physical therapy. From leg lifts and knee stretches to squat lifts and toe lifts, we work together to get the most from our exercises and inevitably someone notices that our timing is pretty darn good.

We encourage each other when one of us (usually me) is frustrated by slow progress and also give each other moral support when one of us is white-knuckling during those knee bending exercises with Dave. Next to a great physical therapist like Dave, I think everyone should have a therapy buddy!