Another milestone....today I left my cane behind for walking around the house. I'll still use it when I go out, or walk outside, but other than on bad days, it's living in the closet now. It's actually less painful to walk without the cane than with it as it throws my gait off and causes more pain. I walk better without it, although I'm still being careful as I do get hit with pain out of nowhere that causes me to jump, which can throw off my balance, so I'm extra careful. Today, so far, my leg hasn't given out on me as it was doing, and hopefully it continues not to do so.
I've also started to catch-up around here. My husband tries, and means well, but he just doesn't see the dirt like I do. Today, while he ran some errands, I cleaned all the kitchen granite countertops and the stainless steel appliances, plus the sink, all of which have been sadly neglected since before my surgery. It's been driving me nuts to see the fingerprints and such on all the stainless, plus feel the gritty countertops which he only wipes occasionally. I also cleaned the countertops under all the appliances........they were yucky! Little by little I'll catch up on everything that's been ignored and unnoticed for the last two months.
My husband reminded me that I always take forever to recover at the front end, then fly through after I get past that first bad part. This recovery has been worse than any previous ones, but I am finally starting to feel better. I still have a long road to recovery, but I'm able to do a little more each day now. I have to admit the cleaning today wore me plumb out, and my leg is also hurting, so the rest of the day I plan to get off my feet and take it easy.