If you’re ever hanging at therapy and your therapist slowly walks over to a drawer and surreptitiously pulls out what looks like one of those cheese spreaders you put out during parties, my best advice is simply to run. Run as far and as fast as your injured knee/ankle/foot/hip will allow.
While my leg is getting stronger, the bad news is that alongside that strength sits my arch nemesis, scar tissue. I’ve garnered an up close and personal relationship with cocoa butter and tennis balls, in that order. My skin has never been softer and yet the adhesions are steadfast.
Which brings me to my sweet, kind, devilish therapist walking over with that instrument. There was no cheese in sight. I checked. Unless you count the side of my knee. As hard as she tried, she just couldn’t smooth it out.
I had thought she and I had come to an agreement. Therapy sessions were predictable: non painful massage, painful bending, less painful gym work, relieving ice. This was an unauthorized change of plans. I felt betrayed.
Unfortunately this is not a relationship I can break off if I have any hopes of climbing stairs like a normal person ever again.
So I will return. I couldn’t run away even if I tried. 🙂
Live, Love, Teach 
A cheese spreader? Seriously?! 🙂
Ha! I’m sure it has an official PT scientific name. But that thing looked like a cheese spreader to me! Lol
Yikes! That sounds painful and none too pleasant. Thanks for the warning. I will keep my eye out in case I ever have to do therapy.
Well written as always. Hang in there and get better!
I like how you started out with “If you’re ever…”. I will definitely keep this advice in mind if I ever find myself in the same situation. Hope you continue to heal!
Love your humor! Stay strong, Kim!
Great advice from you wonderful sense of humor.