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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Today, after a month and a half of recovering from a sprained ankle, I was back in the gym training. After a grueling, sweaty session on the treadmill, I tripped walking down the stairs which sprained my other ankle. Back to round one. FML
Today, I was finally able to come home after 4 months in a hospital recovering from brain surgery and physical therapy. While taking a walk around the neighborhood, my new neighbor's Rottweiler ran after me. I tripped while running, got bit, and went back to the hospital for stitches. FML
Today, I'm celebrating one year of retirement. Also, almost one year of recovering from a broken leg, quickly followed by a broken hip. I may never walk correctly again. FML
Today, I tore my ACL while doing physical therapy that's supposed to keep me from tearing my ACL. FML
Today, I was discharged from the hospital after having scrotal surgery. When I got home, the anesthetic had worn off, but I felt okay. Then my dog jumped up at me, paws slamming straight into my nuts. FML
Today, after spending two hard months losing 20 pounds of my 80 pound goal, I was actually excited to exercise. After I was done exercising, I fell down the stairs and broke my ankle. FML
Today, I finally got my son to go for a run. He broke his neck 4 months ago and has been playing video games the entire time. I was a competitive runner once and run everyday. He kicked my ass, 21 minutes for the first 5k and he sped up. He was back playing video games when I finally got home. I think I lost a lung on the trails. FML
Today, I was getting ready for work. When I stepped back, my ankle rolled and my fat ass landed on it with my foot sideways under me. Now I’m in a boot for 6 weeks and have 6 weeks of physical therapy ahead of me. FML
Today, I had a swollen knee, and was slowly limping to the toilet. All of a sudden, my mom ran past me, beating me to it. As she closed the door, she said, "AT LEAST I CAN RUN!" FML
Today, I got back to work from a 4 month hospital stay and I joked with my boss that after so long away, I’m not planning on being sick again for years. Two hours later, a coworker knocked me down the stairs. A dislocated hip and a broken femur requiring 4-6 weeks of recovery. FML
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qwtf 14
Asshole much? Maybe time to switch therapists.... Also, grats on recovery!!
AnagenisisZagus 13
Time to take that next step, OP. Put those legs to use and get that foot up his ass.
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John_in_Oz 12
He may have been trying for additional motivation. He may instead have been jealous. It's possible he's just an asshole. It's possible he confused you with someone who'd only had a single surgery. Whatever his motives were, it's still a sign that it's time to stop getting your motivation from others. time to let your own pride and joy be your motivator, not your therapist. What sort of therapist is it, anyway? A psychotherapist or a physical therapist? Most psychotherapists start studying the subject because they want to find out what's wrong with them. Most physical therapists are there because they didn't do better at school. It's important to care for the feelings of other people, they are human and deserve our concern. But it's way past time we stopped caring for the opinions of people we don't care for.
todlich 4
Why the hell does he care? Doesn't he get paid all the same? (I've never been in therapy, so I really don't know how that works.)
mybubbles2000 13
What a prick. I hate telling him but not everybody heals in the same time frame.
cook4money 9
Most people don't have 3 knee surgeries in a short amount of time. Good job on your recovery.
thejarlath 13
Well done on your recovery! Don't listen to what he says! You did it and that's what matters!
InnocentWings 13
FYL. Your trainer's an asshole. Well done on your recovery! Find another trainer, I'd say.
mybubbles2000 13
I agree. You did awesome.
mkayden 23
He had no right insulting you like that. You're finishing therapy and I'm proud of you OP! You go OP!
catmcross 7
That is not even close to true. maybe those he's dealt with but the average healing time for just one knee surgery is 6-8 months. You had three! Go tell your PT to go stick it where the sun doesn't shine!
SunTzu2 9
Sometimes its the way they try to motivate patients. The faster you get back to moving around and having a regular physical workout the faster you'll heal So, yeah, you're not a wimp so don't be one
mybubbles2000 13
#67- He slammed him. He didn't motivate him.
farmgirl1990 7
I'm on my 3rd knee surgery and PT is not helping at all. So that therapist should either up his game to help OP recover quicker, or shut his ***** mouth because unless you've experienced it, you don't understand the deep pain.