red letter day
to the tune of 'i can fly' (from peter pan):
i can drive, i can drive, i can drive!
two physical therapy appts last week, and a bunch of at-home practice means i can keep my knee in the right position for driving long enough that i can sit down & drive! me so happy. me feel free (well, except for the overtime i'm about to put in at home for the next 3 hours). i'm not 100% better yet, but i am putting some weight on my leg & doing stretches & things to bring back range of motion. i'm also allowed to ride the recumbent bike, though just for short amounts of time (right now less than 10 minutes at a sitting), but i'm hoping she says i can move up to 15 minutes at this week's appointments. which will be nice, considering i've been sitting on the couch for 3 straight months. i've prob'ly picked up a jeans size, but i wouldn't know yet, as i've only been wearing pull-on bottoms (sweatpants, yoga pants, simple knit jersey skirts & gauchos. oh and a couple pairs of lounging shorts...)b/c none of those need to be tucked into the boot. which i am not wearing around the house any more. unless my leg hurts from a little too much exercise (trying to get back range of motion in one's ankle, for instance, is somewhat challenging...). but overall, yay! yay for physical therapy! yay for physical therapists! yay for progress & actually moving around & moving forward & just, well, moving. getting stuck on your couch for 3 months is not a fun place to be. you know what i'm sayin'...
i can drive, i can drive, i can drive!
two physical therapy appts last week, and a bunch of at-home practice means i can keep my knee in the right position for driving long enough that i can sit down & drive! me so happy. me feel free (well, except for the overtime i'm about to put in at home for the next 3 hours). i'm not 100% better yet, but i am putting some weight on my leg & doing stretches & things to bring back range of motion. i'm also allowed to ride the recumbent bike, though just for short amounts of time (right now less than 10 minutes at a sitting), but i'm hoping she says i can move up to 15 minutes at this week's appointments. which will be nice, considering i've been sitting on the couch for 3 straight months. i've prob'ly picked up a jeans size, but i wouldn't know yet, as i've only been wearing pull-on bottoms (sweatpants, yoga pants, simple knit jersey skirts & gauchos. oh and a couple pairs of lounging shorts...)b/c none of those need to be tucked into the boot. which i am not wearing around the house any more. unless my leg hurts from a little too much exercise (trying to get back range of motion in one's ankle, for instance, is somewhat challenging...). but overall, yay! yay for physical therapy! yay for physical therapists! yay for progress & actually moving around & moving forward & just, well, moving. getting stuck on your couch for 3 months is not a fun place to be. you know what i'm sayin'...