Happydale
senior
I'm having early morning insomnia, so it's a nice bonus that BoneSmart is back to functional. Another week has flown by, and now I'm celebrating my left knee's one month birthday. I was thinking about Becky's grand baby Harper, about the same age as my knee, and how little and vulnerable she must be at this age.
So yesterday I went to PT, and saw my dear Colleen. She is such a blessing. She fixed a literal pain in my butt by doing her voodoo on me. I immediately felt so much better. She also wiggled my knee cap around, which didn't hurt for her to do that. These adjustments caused me to walk so well that she removed my cane! I have been too afraid to walk without it, but surprisingly it was fine. I still feel a bit like I'm walking a tight rope without the cane, but I will be happy to be less dependant on it.
I had declined an invitation to a friend's birthday party that's coming up Sunday, but yesterday I called to say I think I can make it. Whoo whoo! This will be my first off-site social engagement. It's about a 1/2 hour drive, but I will ride in the back seat. I'll have to save some energy for the party itself. I have a tolerance of about 1/2 hour of sitting with my leg down, which still has me hesitant to go out to eat.
Last night was my first night without a Tramadol. I've tried several times previously, but last night it worked. The fact that I woke up at 4:30 a.m may or may not be related. I will be happy to be done with that. During the day I really haven't needed much pain relief - just a very occasional Tylenol.
So all in all, things are going well for my recovery. I'm enjoying each new "accomplishment", and think a lot about how these are normal things that almost everyone takes for granted every day. I watch people walk down the street so effortlessly, and I'm thinking about how they don't even appreciate what a gift that is. And I vow to remember to be thankful for the ability to walk painlessly as soon as that happens.. I'll bet there comes a day when I, too, forget this vow. Sounds good!!
So yesterday I went to PT, and saw my dear Colleen. She is such a blessing. She fixed a literal pain in my butt by doing her voodoo on me. I immediately felt so much better. She also wiggled my knee cap around, which didn't hurt for her to do that. These adjustments caused me to walk so well that she removed my cane! I have been too afraid to walk without it, but surprisingly it was fine. I still feel a bit like I'm walking a tight rope without the cane, but I will be happy to be less dependant on it.
I had declined an invitation to a friend's birthday party that's coming up Sunday, but yesterday I called to say I think I can make it. Whoo whoo! This will be my first off-site social engagement. It's about a 1/2 hour drive, but I will ride in the back seat. I'll have to save some energy for the party itself. I have a tolerance of about 1/2 hour of sitting with my leg down, which still has me hesitant to go out to eat.
Last night was my first night without a Tramadol. I've tried several times previously, but last night it worked. The fact that I woke up at 4:30 a.m may or may not be related. I will be happy to be done with that. During the day I really haven't needed much pain relief - just a very occasional Tylenol.
So all in all, things are going well for my recovery. I'm enjoying each new "accomplishment", and think a lot about how these are normal things that almost everyone takes for granted every day. I watch people walk down the street so effortlessly, and I'm thinking about how they don't even appreciate what a gift that is. And I vow to remember to be thankful for the ability to walk painlessly as soon as that happens.. I'll bet there comes a day when I, too, forget this vow. Sounds good!!