Health: Today, after an entire year spent in physical therapy recovering...

By AnonymousAndSad - 24/04/2014 23:42 - United States - Waukon

Today, after an entire year spent in physical therapy recovering from three knee surgeries, I finally returned to doing light agility exercises and running on a treadmill. When I told my therapist I had never been so happy and proud, he responded with, "This usually only takes 5 months, pussy." FML

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Friday 25 April 2014 11:10

Asshole much? Maybe time to switch therapists.... Also, grats on recovery!!

AnagenisisZagus 13

Friday 25 April 2014 11:13

Time to take that next step, OP. Put those legs to use and get that foot up his ass.

Comments

OSJake 6

Monday 28 April 2014 10:09

If he calls you a pussy again just reply, "You are what you eat"..

S197GT 7

Tuesday 29 April 2014 7:32

I would punch him in the face! Congrats on your recovery!

michaelam25 7

Tuesday 29 April 2014 17:16

Wow that's so mean! Some people have different recovery speeds so your PT can back off. Maybe you should get a new one. Good luck!

slothicorn16 2

Wednesday 30 April 2014 4:34

D. Rose ? Is that you?

elliotb94 9

Thursday 1 May 2014 21:35

Physical therapy progression depends entirely on the individual. Regardless of what your therapist says to you OP ignore him/her they sound like a arse hole.

FMLL2016 16

Monday 5 May 2014 20:31

Well that's extremely unprofessional

howsthisforaname 34

Wednesday 7 May 2014 15:21

I am training to be a therapist so i can tell you that, 1: he was out of line that was extremely unprofessional. 2: There is usually an expected recovory period based on studies of otherwise healthy adults with no complications. 3: if it has taken you a year to achive 5 months of recovery then the two most common reasons are, (a) that your therapist didn't provide the nessersary home program or education you required or (b) that you have been over cautious or have had low motivation and your therapist didn't pick up on this or didn't do anything when he did pick up on this. You should give a negative (but polite) report of this therapist to the organisation that he is regesterd with.

Gorefest45 8

Monday 12 May 2014 8:19

See... He's a dick and an idiot for the simple fact that you had 3 surgeries, which each have a heal time of 5 months. You finished by over 1/4 of a year. Way to go!!!