[tsolomon]

4 knee operations later, 2 on each knee, I can tell you that physical therapy is really important to getting better. By this time, you should be pain free most of the time. I don't know how much work they did on your knee, but to have it ache after a long day would not be unusual. I had numbness in my left knee for years and just couldn't kneel on it which they never figured out.

The problem that I usually have is favoring the knee that had the surgery by leaning heavily on the other knee when I stand. Physical therapy is good, but you need to think about standing on both feet and working on strengthening the knee that had surgery after the physical therapy is done. If you're in pain, the tendency is to not use the leg. A stationary bike and leg lifts can help with both strength and flexibility.