It is where I am….
Acceptance….not being a person with patience, this achilles rupture/repair has been a challenge. I have chosen to accept where I am instead of “endure it with patience”. Each day is a slightly better with more mobility and less of a limp. Instead of thinking “it is what it is”, I say it is where I am at this moment.
Today was a great day in spite of the edema. PT is progressing well. My ROM is within a degree or two of normal for me. My strength is returning with my therapist providing me “new games” to play with each visit. My favorite are the balancing exercises! I am finally to stand on the injured leg for as long as I want without falling over. WOW! Going down steps remains an issue for me….but it is getting easier.
So where am I? 10 weeks 6 days out from surgery, walking in 2 shoes, riding a stationary bike without resistance for as long as I want, and still working really hard to walk without a limp.
