Everyone is different healing from surgeries. There is no perfect surgical model of anyone's knee replacement.
I DO understand the pain and icing can be your friend, but most of my friends also did a lot of water therapy. It helped them significantly getting into a pool. Easy to move and reduce swelling and stiffness and also allows you better range of motion. Example: doing squats/lunges in a pool with no pressure but you're getting great resistance and rebuilding your muscles. Swelling and stiffness can last for quite a while.
Water therapy for me was the best but now, I am dealing with an entirely different problem.
Pain on the other hand should get much better between 10-12 weeks. Listen to your doctor but, most of all: only you really KNOW your body. Document your pain levels and symptoms in a daily journal. You may be surprised that you ARE getting better as the days go by.
Wishing you a 100% speedy recovery.
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