Well, after that the home physio woman came, and showed me some new exercises, including a couple that involve putting my weight on my operated leg, and a couple that I just can't do at all yet! (The 'clam' and another sideways leg lift)... Then I had visitors... Then at some point I realised I'd climbed the stairs without my stick, accidentally, and automatically done some of it reciprocally... so I tried it again reciprocally but with my stick the next few times I used the stairs, and found I can almost do a full flight like a normal grown up!
By the end of the day I was so, so tired - what's that phrase? - bone tired. I went upstairs to use the bathroom and decided I couldn't be bothered to climb down again, so I went to bed! In bed, with my feet elevated, I realised how sore I was - really aching - with muscle pain rather than anything else. Of course my right leg muscles have hardly worked for the last year or two, and of course they're complaining now! Anyway, I was so uncomfortable in bed, even with my nighttime tramadol and some extra paracetamol, that I decided I need to take a bit of day-time pain relief still, even though I don't feel like I need it during the day, iykwim. Especially while I get used to these new exercises!
Do other people find they're much more uncomfortable during the night? At about 3am I had the sudden thought "Ok, I've had enough of this now thank you! I want it over!" But of course it doesn't work like that...
I do definitely feel like I'm making progress, but my goodness it's such hard work!
I've never been much good at daytime napping, but I'm coming back to bed for a rest with my legs up, even if I'm not sleeping... (I'm here now listening to the Archers Omnibus on the iPlayer right now!) My leg muscles feel stronger and less sore today - I can now definitely do stairs reciprocally with a stick! 
I had one last week in my friend's walk-in shower, but it is such a palaver arranging lifts, travelling there, etc. that I was keen to be able to shower at home... But the bath edge is of course a significant obstacle, and I haven't dared try before. However, the last couple of days I have been practicing new exercises that have me standing for a few seconds on my operated leg, so my muscles have been strengthening and I was at last confident that I could bear my weight for that brief moment stepping over the edge. I set myself up with a plastic step close to my fitted grab rail, stood on that, bent my knee backwards rather than up, and stepped over. Yay! Getting out was also fine, and that shower was wonderful! After just two showers in two weeks, it feels soooooo good to know I can now wash when I like! 
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