Sounds like you are progressing quite well if you are 0-122 bend and 4 out of 5 in strength....but the pain would be troublesome. I just had my second knee operation done May 21st (little over 3 weeks ago) and I can walk, walk briskly, still going to PT 2 times a week.....but I am not in pain when doing this, except when I push the PT. My real issue is swelling of the knee that causes tightness in my bending and when I do that I incur pain or a sharp grabbing....but again I am only 3 week from surgery. I do feel aches while turning in bed. I assume the pain pills are heavy duty like NARCO, but after 7 weeks I am surprised you are still on them. Right now I ( at 3 weeks) am on one One pill a day and that's only before I go to PT.
Based on my first knee operation, my ability to do things greatly progressed between weeks 4-6 and by week 8 I was I was playing water volleyball (jumping etc) and full swing golf on Championship. Could have played earlier but why chance it. For me, First knee is OK and second is progressing on schedule.
One question I will ask you is.... Did you get a metal (blood) test done before surgery to determine if you were allegeric to metals such as colbalt, titanium etc? There was a poster recently on this board who after 9 months after knee surgery was still experiencing pain and it was determined she had a reaction to the metal used in the knee. You should find her posts and read them....it is something to consider.
Hopefully as time passes you will progress and the pain will subside...good luck.
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