Another baby step
As of yesterday, I can now drive with just my right foot again! Before surgery I started driving my automatic with both feet- right for the gas and left for the brake, because moving my right foot back and forth hurt too dang much. Just handling the gas pedal with the right foot also hurt quite significantly but relieving some of the pressure helps. Post surgery driving still hurts, though in a slightly different way. So since surgery I've been driving with both feet. Just yesterday the pain subsided to a low enough level of discomfort that I tried braking with my right foot, and it wasn't terrible. Don't get me wrong, I'd still rather walk two miles in the pouring rain than drive it, but the rotational movement of going back and forth btwn pedals doesn't increase the pain anymore. I'm calling that a step in right direction. Progress. A nice little ray of hope.