My current Rom. Note that the range is still not useable. I only reach it when i pull hard enough and giving it about 30 to 45 minutes each session.
I also bought dinasplint knee brace for improving flexion about ten days ago. I still cant tell the benefits of it yet. I intended to wear it several hours a day but still cant. Its like i mentioned b4.... when i keep my knee bent for several hours, the medial and inner parts of my knees start to hurt. The most i can keep them bent at 75 degrees on dynasplint is around one and a half hours. The pain is only there when i keep it bent exceeding the smooth range of around 50. What i dont like about that brace is that there are only 5 available degrees which u can keep ur knee locked, each gap only 15 degrees apart. So thats why i have to keep my knees at 75 coz the next lock available is only at 90. And there is no further lock available beyond 90 degrees. Actually i am around 80 so its quite disturbing. I'll try to find a solution about it soon.
Quote from: goldenegg on October 15, 2015, 02:45:38 PMare you able to do the stationary bike at all? I think that's really helped me with getting some knee flexion back since it lets you get a ton of repetitions in. if your current knee rom is very limited, you can set the bike seat higher and over time lower the seat to increase knee flexion. that's what I've been in addition to stretching.
Today I tried again to bike but it's not working yet. I tried setting the seat higher and tried pushing it backwards too but either way it doesn't work. I need more flexion to be able to do it. But anyway thanks for the advice.
Quote from: bluebarbie on October 17, 2015, 06:21:11 AMToday I tried again to bike but it's not working yet. I tried setting the seat higher and tried pushing it backwards too but either way it doesn't work. I need more flexion to be able to do it. But anyway thanks for the advice.
ah sorry that wasn't helpful bluebarbie. I guess you need a decent amount of knee flexion to begin with even if the seat is really high. I'll let you know if I think of anything else, but best of luck with your PT! I'm confident you'll get there eventually with your dedication
Did you try the elliptical? With your current rom I think it might be ideal before the bike.
Hi, G-Man.
I tried the elliptical today at the gym. There are several types available. Two of them are suitable for me. It was quite easy to walk on them. But its more like warm up exercise for me. Still i'll use it every gym session from now on. It strenghtens my overall leg musces. Thanks alot for ur advie, fri.
Yesterday was 102 days past nail exchange.
Had an xray, met with Dr Singh and also had an appointment with a doctor from Italy for scar revision.
Xrays were good and I was allowed around 70 % of weight bear. So I bought a pair of walking sticks yesterday and started using them instead of my elbow crutches.
For my scars, I have to go for surgery. The pinsite ones are deep and sunken so I also need a fatgraft to resurface them again. But i was told that one of them is still not yet ready for surgery until afew months later. I need to give them intensive massage during this time.
I'll also be meeting another plastic surgeon from Korea the end of this month so that I can compare and decide for better option.
The last but not the least comes my knee Roms. ...
I was sick and quite depressed for the past few days and week and wasn't into doing the knee bendings properly. But interestingly they improved like never before. I m not too tight or stiff to move around in the mornings and more mobIle and easy to do things on my own. The smooth range that is available to use has increased incredibly like around 60 to 70. I can bend them to like 80 in about 10 minutes time, anytime, even early in the mornings. And i reach to like 85 to 90 in 25 mins without pulling hard. So it seems like I had been doing them all wrong from the start. I had been stretching and bending them way too much and way too hard than they can allow and causing them pain and stress so that they tend to get stiff and tight making it more difficult to start doing it all over again the next morning. I was so much in a hurry and over stretching them all the way until now.
And another thing that I have been doing differently is that I put my knee locked bent in knee brace and as soon as i put myself in an arched position, I fell tightness and tension on my quads. So only now I have also been properly stretching my quads for about 30 mins a day for the past week. I think it may also be a contribute for my improvement. But the lesson I have learnt is that u can't be in a hurry when it comes to stretching. Thanks u guys and will update later.
ps: I lost my ph last week and lost all the photos and videos. But found it gain the next day crushed over by car and now still trying to recover the files so thats why this time I came up with no photos. 
. I also have a video of me walking , will try to upload it later.
Hi, I m feeling alot better than last time on update. :)It will be four months of nail exchange on16th which is next six days. I have reached exactly 90 degrees of Rom. Losing more tightness too while on normal daily use of my legs. When people see me they think I'm all fine and happy and normal. But inside I am screaming and sick and tired of my legs. Four months already and still 90 degrees. .And you can't tell how long it will take to fully bend them.
Within next three months I promised myself I will be getting back to my normal life, start working and get on with my life. I will be travelling abroad for my business purposes too. .to get my mind off from these stressfull days. But i still have to continue working on my bending, of course. But just not like each and everyday, all day long like now. My doctor also agreed with me. He can see that I m getting so bored and depressed from too much of intensive physios and long recovery from knee contracture.
Following is the drawing of myself just to escape awhile from that depressed moment of yesterday 
the eppilical is great for me. I can burn my callories on it s well as train my legs.
Hang in there, bluebarbie. You're making progress and even though it's difficult, try and keep the positive outlook. Depression will only demotivate you and result in stalled progress. At the very least, you look fit and healthy. 
Yes..I'm trying my best but sometimes once in a while it just happens to get me and I had no choice but to pick myself up and keep going coz there is no way back ..right? Sometimes it just get so frustrating. But I will try my best. Thank you my dear friend.
The following video includes my exercises at the gym excluding the ones in heated pool and the other two workouts for belly and butt which i'll include in the next update. I would love to see your comments on what u think of my recovery and other opinions and advices so please dont hesitate to leave me anything behind. . Thank u.
The follwing video is the first one i tried to record of me on elliptical.
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