I think my progress is starting to plateau. I got to 141 this week, which is pretty much as far as I need to get. My other knee is at 145, and Meghan says that the two legs will never be the same. For example, my good knee is at -3 degrees for extension, but my bad knee is around -1 (my knees hyperextend a bit).
I've been working on about the same things, except with more reps and/or heavier weights. My range of motion is better- I can get on a bike and just start biking without having to ease into it. Doing quad sets, straight leg raises (with an ankle weight, 5 lbs), squats (on a physio ball against a wall), step ups, lateral band walks, leg press (only 60 pounds though), and ball toss on one leg. My knee is still obviously swollen and sometimes weird pockets of fluids shift up and down when I bend it, which usually results in a quick, jabbing pain.
There are definitely fewer noticeable achievements nowadays. I am bending to 140-141 routinely, but still with quite a bit of pain. I've been wearing a compression sleeve around my knee, which has really helped with the swelling and the pain from the pockets of swelling has pretty much subsided. The focus now is mostly on strength training to get my muscles firing again. I still haven't done any hamstring strengthening exercises and Meghan says I won't be doing any until I am 8 weeks out since my graft came from my hamstring and it's still recovering. I've been doing the same things as last week, but have upped the difficulty.
Straight leg raises (two ways) with a 5lb ankle weight, squats on the physio ball holding a 4lb medicine ball out in front of me, step ups (two ways), double leg press at 60lbs, added single leg press at 40lbs, and instead of doing a single leg ball toss, I started doing a ball toss with a medicine ball while standing on a Bosu ball (with the flat side down).
I've definitely gotten through the worst part of the recovery. All of my exercises increased: straight leg raises with 7lbs, regular squats now holding a medicine ball, lateral band walks over a Bosu ball, the same step ups with 5lb in each hand, double leg press at 80, single at 60, and the same ball toss on a Bosu ball. I also have started doing TKEs (terminal leg extension) using a band, which helps with my extension. Bending doesn't hurt nearly as bad- the first bend is still painful, but the next three are actually tolerable. I've gotten the ok to get on an elliptical, so I can start building up my cardio in preparation for running, which Meghan says will happen about 3 1/2 months out of surgery.
I can get to full range of motion (which is at 140 for me) by myself. It takes some time and hurts a little, but it's nothing more than an intense stretch now. I'm still working on keeping my extension. My knee still gets stiff after sitting for a long time. I'm still doing 30 minutes on the elliptical when I can to get my cardio back. I should be running in about a month!