Hello!
Please notice all the !!! in the title! Week 6 has been A.Maze.Ing!
First, I had an appt with my surgeon on Monday. He gave me an A+. He was very impressed with my progress. He did a couple of xrays, and read the PT reports... Looked at my incision and how much I can bend my knee, and how well I walk. YES!
Then, today at PT, something really new and exciting happened. My therapist asked me if I felt up to trying steps. HECK YES! The building has a stairway that goes down from the main lobby to a basement level. It is about 10 steps down to a landing, turn, then another 10 steps down. There is a railing on each side, and the width is narrow enough that it is easy to hold on on both sides. First, I went down - one foot per step. Then I turned around and went back up - one foot per step. LIKE A NORMAL PERSON! I didn't have to support myself on the railing as I went down, and I didn't have to pull myself up with the railing either. There was no pain or weakness as I did it! I was so excited when I got to the top I started crying!
Being able to do steps was one of my big goals. I have not been able to comfortably do steps for probably 10 years or more. Luckily, I don't HAVE to do steps at home or at school, but when I did encounter them, I faced them as a huge challenge that would increase my pain. No way could I do steps without a railing - going up was pulling myself on the railing and going down was supporting myself. Even a curb used to be scary!
There ya go - this week's progress! YAY!
Stay tuned! I might have even more progress to report next week! WE'LL SEE, won't we!
Hugs-n-stuff,
:)Amy
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