February 22, 2008
more of the same…
I went to physical therapy twice this week. Did some stretching on my right side (2nd surgery) but since it seems that I am already more flexible in that hip than most people ever are, it is probably not worth pushing too hard. I have been doing stationary biking with my right foot basically just strapped in for the ride. My left leg does all the work. I have been doing other strengthening exercises for my left leg/hip. It’s all going well; just frustrating feeling like I could do so much more than I am… I am still using the ice pack/machine a couple hours each night and strap myself into the CPM (automatic leg exercise machine) for most of the night. The problem with this is that “most of the night” for me isn’t much. I typically do not sleep more than 6 hours/night and the past couple nights I have been awakened by my pager around 12:30 or 1:00am (just after having fallen asleep) to work for an hour or so. So “most of the night” doesn’t turn out to be much when I’m only in bed for a little more than 4 hours! Oh well. Better a little than none… I am icing as I write this, by the way.