I. Just. WALKED!
No crutches, no leaning on counters/walls/beds/handles/chairs, no hopping hobbles. Walking shuffles. Almost just a shifting of my weight side-to-side as I moved my legs forward, but honest-to-God walking. Bring it.
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I know it’s not condoned, but I’ve been going stir-crazy. It needed to happen. Today, I drove.
It’s been a week since I got my plaster cast removed. Since then, my aircast has helped me bear more weight every day. When I asked my OS (before the surgery) if I could drive, he said no. He [...]
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What. A. Week.
I needed to be in Logan (120 miles North of where I live) for a teacher fair on Tuesday. Dilemma: I can’t drive & no one I know goes up there. Solution: public transit adventure. Every step of the way was SOMETHING.
Monday, after I got my cast taken off, I went back to [...]
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The cast came off today! I’m in an aircast with 3 wedges (remove one a week) and PWB as much as is comfortable. Back to the OS in 4 weeks for another post-op. He’s hoping to start some actual PT shortly thereafter!
My 10 ROM exercises per day are allowed to be supplemented with my choice [...]
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After church, we stopped for fajita fixins. This is what transpired.
Me: “Do you guys mind if I just stay in the car? I don’t need anything.”
Steph: “You need a buggy ride.”
Me: “Good point. Hand me my crutches? I’m coming in.”
“I can’t believe this is legit!”
*Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!*
“Back it up, back it up, [...]
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I would really like to be able to title this post “Gimpy, MD.” Unfortunately, that goes against my moral compass. Darned ethics.
I got to watch lacrosse today! (I coach a high school girls’ team.) It’s a good thing I went, because I administered first aid twice. While on crutches. Like a boss.
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FIELD TRIP!
I just had a Buddy the Elf public restroom experience.
It was ridiculous. And (no pressure) a blind man held the first door for me, so I ended up guiding him through the hallway, door after door, and the freaking Lincoln Tunnel to the bathrooms. Without making any wrong turns.
I’ve gotten into the habit of [...]
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Hooray! Another jailbreak day! My roommate didn’t tell me she was leaving the apartment unattended for a week, so I went to pick up the mail. It feels so good to get out & about, if only for an hour or so. I love the view from my tower window, but variety is the spice [...]
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One week ago, I was talking with the anesthetist about…I don’t even know what (we may have been joking about how I had so many signatures on my leg I was planning on framing it & sending it to the Met - on loan, of course)…and then seconds later I was waking up to someone [...]
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I went to a friend’s church a few hours early since she had worship practice. This is how I started the morning:
During the service, I tried standing for a few of the songs, but had to sit for the last few because I was getting light-headed. This is how I looked for the majority of [...]
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