April 5, 2008
off crutches!
I had my 8(+) week followup visit with the doctor on Thursday. He looked me over, did a few tests and asked me how I felt. He said “At this point, I tell people they can gradually ease off their crutches and it usually takes them about a week…But with you, I imagine it won’t take more than 15 minutes, right?” I told him I would use the crutches to go back to my car, which I did. And that was the last I used them. I’m still walking very carefully and fairly slowly. But I’m walking and feel fine. I am stiff. But otherwise I feel completely ready to go full-speed ahead. I will be careful. But I will push hard at my therapy. I will do the exercises in order. But I have the OK from the doctor to proceed to the next step in the therapy process every time the therapists clear me on each hurdle. I think the biggest issue will continue to be my range-of-motion. I can build up the strength pretty quickly. But I need to spend more time stretching.