Hello everyone, I fractured my patella on March 21st, 2026. It is now April 29th (about 5 and a half weeks in). After my doctors appointment today, I was told to no longer wear the leg brace, and even started a simple PT session today (and I am scheduled to start doing regular PT 3 days a week). I have been trying to research what people felt when trying to bend their leg for the first time, but I haven’t had luck finding that (other than just people saying “pain”)
Please, I want to hear what other people have gone through on their healing journey, specifically, how did it “feel” to bend for the first time. I am looking for someone who can really describe the pain.
Doctors told me that what I am feeling is normal due to my leg being stuck straight for the past 5 and a half weeks, but I can’t help but feel like this pain isn’t normal.
Can someone please describe to me what their pain felt like when bending again for the first time? And did that pain eventually go away? How are you feeling now? Did you return to normal?
Just to add some more details. I am a 36 year old male. I fell off a small stage while performing, tripped over a monitor speaker, and landed on my right knee. I had a vertical fracture. It didn’t require surgery. And I believe it was more on the “minor” side as far as fractures go.
I am a very bad over-thinker and always assume the worst. I am desperately looking for some reassurance here. But I don’t want someone to just tell me what I want to hear.. i want someone to tell me it will all be okay, because it actually will all be okay.