I was at PT MWF again last week. Now that I started this log, I forget when my last post was. I was at PT on Friday and adding some more exercises. I am missing a couple degrees of extension which is really starting to bother me. The flexion comes much easier than the extension. I can bend it back to 130 degrees with some pain. Danielle worked with me on getting me down to one crutch. My leg is still pretty weak but it is a heck of a lot stronger than it was. I know that it is getting stronger and feeling better everyday so that is a positive I try to take away. And... I almost forgot... I have lost some of the steristrips off my knee. One came off of my scope hole and a couple fell off of the incision while I was sleeping the other night.
I was one crutch and hobbling around her office. It is strange because when I am on my leg for a while, my leg does not want to flex back. I don't know if it is a muscle thing or what. All I know is that something feels like it pops inside my knee and then I am able to bring it back much easier. I need to get better at making a conscious effort to walk with bringing my knees up and kicking my foot back. Right now it is looking pretty frankenstienian with one leg sweeping out as I make a stride. My legs get so tired sore so quickly when I am up and around. Last night Danielle and I were at the grocery store. I just used the cart as a walker and left the crutch all together. I was about to throw a hissyfit near the frozen turkeys because I was standing waiting for love to find 1lb of ground chuck...
I am going to try and make it up to the gym tonight. I have a feeling it will be a zoo up there.. :(. My throat was sore this morning and I am not sleeping all that well so I decided to sleep an extra hour this morning.
We leave for Savannah in 9 days. I'd like to be off crutches completely by then. = I probably need to get my ass out of bed in the mornings...
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