Repaired Knee

I haven't given an update on my mother's condition in a while, so I thought I would today. She went to the doctor yesterday for another check up. She had x-rays done and then spent about an hour and a half with the doctor. Everything is fine and just going according to plan. The doc did upset my mom by telling her that "Yes, 6 weeks is normal for this surgery, but it could take as much as 8 weeks." My mother was not too happy to hear that. The knee cap hasn't healed, but it has only been 3 weeks today. Not too surprised that it isn't healed. Actually the doctor said she would have been extremely surprised if it had already healed. The screws are good. They are holding and haven't slipped. Everything is good. She has rehab and they come to her three times a week. She is still in the motion machine that takes her knee from -2 degrees to 90 degrees. Yesterday they told her that she can start going past 90 degrees but to stop at 120 degrees. My mother is going crazy though. She has only left their house 2 times in three weeks. There are only so many books to read and so much television to watch. They have dish network and they have almost every channel, but that doesn't help. Now she is talking about trying to go to church on Sunday. My dad, Melissa (my oldest sister), and I all all telling her no. Too many rowdy kids and too much of a danger for her to get hurt. I suggested she wait until she can put weight on her leg. We are trying a 3 faced attack on her and I think it has worked. We shall see. Anyway, that is where things sit and I mean sit for most of the day.