I had total knee replacement surgery on 11/21. Complications from my blood thinner left me with excessive swelling which severely limited my range of motion (ROM), so much so that I couldn’t turn the cranks on my indoor trainer. Today my surgeon performed a manipulation under anesthesia, referred to as an MUA, to force my knee to bend beyond the scar tissue that’s developed since surgery. Thankfully, I was unconscious for it! My ROM before the procedure was only 68 degrees. My doctor was able to get me to 130 degrees with the MUA. It’s common to not be able to continue to achieve 130 degrees ROM, but he would like to see me settle in at 110 degrees. He said that amount should be enough to resume biking, walking, and golfing without limiting restrictions. I’ll be using a continuous passive motion (CPM) apparatus for working my knee’s ROM. I spent six hours with it today and maxed out its max setting of 120 degrees. As for my indoor trainer, today was the first time post-op that I’ve had enough ROM to turn the cranks. My right quad is very sore from today’s procedure as it’s not had to flex much in 7 1/2 weeks. Two miles was all I needed today after six hours with my CPM machine. There’s a silver lining that I’m trying to be mindful of, and that’s the hope that I’ll return to normal at some point and I’ll have a renewed appreciation for my health.