My OS told me I could ditch the cane at 4 weeks, which is tomorrow, so I've been walking around without it all day. (Of course I've spent a lot of time looking for the darn thing every time I set it down and then walked off without it, so I have done some unauthorized walking unaided already...lol) I'm so grateful to have two hands again, even though I still can't carry anything heavy in my left hand. Each milestone after surgery is a reminder of what you had lost and are now getting back. I'm just grateful to have two hands again. I still don't have much strength nor stamina, but I am working on getting my body to cooperate. My knee is still really swollen, more so than before the surgery, naturally, and still painful, so I don't yet know if this surgery helped any in that area, or if I'll still be in the same place as before the surgery. I'm still waiting for the final results on the cultures so I'll post the results here as soon as I get them. I knew my OS would be slow in getting them to me, but this is getting past slow and heading towards "Give me the dang results already!"