so i am now beginning my 6th week. i don't really need the walker anymore, but after about 25 steps, i'm walking like quasimodo, so i use the cane all the time. i'm up to 30 reps of the exercises. i'n not in constant pain anymore, and a motrin in the day and one at night seems to be enough. when walking unassisted, it kind of feels like i'm walking on stilts, or i'm walking on something precariously wobbly. it gets a little better everyday, but i feel like a weeble! except where weebles wobble but don't fall down, i feel like i could easily do a face plant at any moment! LOL anyway, when out in public, i keep the cane with me and also keep jr close.
i must admit, after the first week when i wanted to kill him, jr has been an invaluable help. he's learned to load the dishwasher and unload it and grocery shop and has even kind of figured out where everything goes in the kitchen! amazing! who knew? anyway, big test today... going with hin to the grocery store today and will be riding on one of those cart things! i'll try real hard not to run into things or knock things over.
anyway, i exfoliate my legs everyday and have to put a TON of lotion on cause a month with ted stockings and not being able to lotion (bad for the fabric of the stockings) there was dead skin flying everywhere! when we took them off, there was dry skin EVERYWHERE! my legs looked like someone threw flour on me or something. Yuck! i don't know whether to have a ritual TED stocking burning or keep them just to remember once in a while. i don't want to take having working hips for granted at any time in this lifetime, and i had totally forgotten how it felt to be virtually pain free! WHEW!
more later
