Circuit Training for knees

I still take a stick if the ground is uneven. Surely if you don't have another appointment for six months it is OK, my consultant was pleased with me and I still have another appointment in six months. Can't say I have any crunching sound though. No pain though even after the exercises today. Aching a bit, how was your knee before the op? One of the ladies today said hers was excruciating before the op but now although painful better! Try to keep positive I am sure if something was really wrong you would have had another appointment sooner? 

what are these 'circuits???  I need to do something . . still having problems going down stairs. i can do it without the crutch, but it hurts!

I am going for my third session tomorrow. So squats, as low as you can hold for three seconds, 3 minutes, cycling , little foot one, stand on one leg , balance if you can for between 5 and 20!seconds, practicing walking normally, backwards , one foot in front of the other, drunk test! , standing up and sitting down in chair as slowly as possible, hold onto a chair and try to lift leg towards bottom ( physio puts weights on our ankles!), straight leg raises on bed, step  using operated leg first ( I did this on first step of stairs), sitting in chair and bringing leg back as far as possible. Might have missed something but warm up first by walking round and then stretches afterwards. Might have missed something but more interesting than the ones I had for home. Mind you it helps having nine other people with you. I am the only woman in my group! Some of the men are good, five weeks and doing better! 

Thanks for the detailed response!  the squats sound like a good exercise, but horribly painful I should think . .I'll give it a try . . . No bicycle unfortunately!  Stand on one leg. . .think it may be a few seconds, as my balance has been bad for years!  Like the idea of walking backwards, and the drunk test! Step using the operated leg I have been doing for months, but not much progress!  Sitting in chair and bringing leg back as far as possible I do two or three times a day for ten minutes or so until the tears stop me, but still only 100/105 bend . . not good!

I have never been able to balance on one leg, the physio said hold on to the chair if you need to then try without even if it is only two seconds it will get better. Your brain needs to get the confidence, same with the drunk test could not do it to start with! Squats just as low as you can, our physios do not expect you to hurt, little by little. My bend at eleven weeks is only 110 but again the physios said it was good, it will improve. It may take longer because I don't push it but I would rather it took longer and hurting myself. I have never believed the no pain no gain thing and I refuse to take pain killers before I do exercise , it means you push it then hurt afterwards. 

I worry that it may become so stiff and fixed that I'll never get more bend though . . .some say you can go on improving for ages, and other doctors say there is a specific time period and after that , you have shot it! difficult to know what to believe . . .