Day 22 - Day 28

During this time of recovery I tried as much as possible to incorporate some leg conditioning each day.  On leg days, I would use a low-resistance one-legged leg press for strength development on the right (operated) leg.

In terms of flexion, I could bring my legs to about 150-160 degrees, but when I was at the gym I couldn't grab my ankle and stretch the quadriceps muscles due to the swelling.

On Day 22, you can see that the calf muscles in both legs are of similar size, as calf exercises could still be done without restriction:

The increase in leg exercise intensity did help regain strength, but also prevented the swelling from going down.

On Day 24, I tried doing body weight squats with an exercise ball between me and a wall.  I could hear fluid move around in the operated knee and a "squishy sound" in my left knee.

I noticed as I walked the halls at work that I didn't shuffle my feet as much, particularly in the those first few steps upon rising from my desk.

At home, I noticed that I can get out of bed directly, with the right (operated) knee extending as fast as the other).

On Day 25, the knee feels slightly more swollen than the morning before.  On Day 26, co-workers notice a limp as I walk about the halls.  When I awake, there is not any pain, but

On Day 28, you can see that the swelling below the knee is the same or worse than a week previous:

Frustrated by that progress, I called the doctor's office.