I like boots, but this is ridiculous…

Went to see the Physician’s Assitant yesterday…  All is well, I’m healing nicely, blah, blah, blah.  But when I told her I hadn’t been to PT yet because I had no prescription, she was visibly shocked.  Duh.  I asked for it twice and was twice told “eh, I see no need for that yet”  by my doc.  Quick script was written.  3x a week.  They sent me downstairs to their fancy-shmancy PT office on the first floor and they were willing to get me in late next week at 11am, which is not a convenient time… as anyone that works 9-5 knows.  Called another PT that my massage therapist works with and they got me in at 6:30am the very next day.  Yay!!!

Had that appointment this morning.  The PT was also shocked that I hadnt’ had therapy yet–at almost 10 weeks!  He was pleased, however, with my ROM, ease of movement, and strength progress.  Thanks to all the posts here that helped me learn about some ROM and strength exercises and the approximate time to introduce those into my life.  My PT wanted the blog website so that he could have a looksie.  Anyway, he stretched my plenty (kind of hurt—but in that good way.  Felt right).  Tells me I can do wall stretches and with the towel to my little heart’s content.  Thinks that I’m ready for strength training immediately, so we’ll start that Friday morning.  My PT had a partial tear on both his ATs 4 and 6 years ago.  Yikes!  But he knows all the tricks, so that’s good. 

All in all, just very relieved to have some guidance.  Felt like cheating to be doing some of those things on my own, but nice to hear from my PT that those were all good things.  He says when I can walk on my toes and jog limpless, that’s when I’ve arrived.  So, I have some goals to reach.  YAY!

Spent the weekend orchestrating the removal of a hand-me-down couch and love seat from one 2nd floor apartment to MY 2nd floor apartment.  This was the first time that I wasn’t the prime mover of my own manual labor tasks, and what a pain to have to find people that could help at a moments notice.  I’ve got some great friends, though, so it all worked out.  But I have a couch now.  I feel so grown up.  My living room has been a tv, tv stand, and a wing chair for long enough…

The rest of the weekend involved all the cleaning, the preparing, the moving of small furniture, pictures, etc. that come with rearranging a room.  It really tired me out.  Anyone else find that they just get tired more quickly these days?  Surely a lot of our energy is being sucked up by the healing process.

Thursday I watched the soccer game for the team that had a hand in organizing.  Wasn’t quite as painful to watch as I thought, since I’d just done 30min on the elliptical.  I guess the idea behind that is that I get myself good and tired and I won’t mind not playing.  That’s my strategy for now.

Tomorrow I have what might be my last post-op.  My doc office really jerked me around.  Called to say my appointment at 8am thurs had been rescheduled for 2:30 friday.  WTF?  I mean, no consulting, just told me that’s how it would be.  I have a hearing that afternoon, so it’s a no-go for me.  Yet, when I called the office to make a change to that appointment, they acted as though *I* was the one being difficult.  Um, WHAT?  She finally asked if I’d like to meet with the Physician’s Assistant, since the next time they could schedule me with the doctor was another 2.5 wks out.  I said yes please!  He only ever just looks at my leg and says, “looks good” for the most part anyway.  As long as this PA can prescribe PT for me, I don’t care.  It’ll be 10wks post-ATR tomorrow, I’ve been walking for almost 5 weeks, Biking for 6, elliptical for 2… I really feel like I need some professional guidance here and I’m itching for PT.  If I have to browbeat this poor little PA girl, I will.  I’m at that place…

The Aflac guy was at work today.  I got a new policy.  Would I have done this 3 months ago?  Hells no.  Dude, I wish I’d had this 2 months ago!  However, I figure it’s good policy to get this insurance, now that I know I’m human…