Thanks Mojo333. It has been Amazing so far. And you're right- and what really shook me going in- My Dr. took a major part of my frame and replaced it with some part someone made in a machine shop! I feel like I am farther along than I expected to be sure, and I can easily see how easy it would be to just "go" and join the ODIC. It was like every day I just felt better without having done anything to make it happen.
Reality check here- my leg and muscles are still pretty swollen, I've already iced & elevated twice today, and will probably do so 2 more times today. I've only been in my bed one night since the operation. I still have a minimum of 5 weeks off work. I still have to do all my ankle pumps and PT stuff, meds to take, and my body movements are slow and thought out.
But still, like you said, in one sense these things sound trivial, but in another they are so huge!!