A Walk Outside

 I had my last home PT appointment today and was given permission to graduate to a cane from the walker.  Hoping to fall asleep a little better tonight, I decided to get some fresh air.  I went down the 17 steps slowly and then walked back and forth outside our apartment on the sidewalk.  Jim was right there and I took his arm for extra help.  

I feel good to have made progress.  I walked without pain.  I didn’t hear that strange clicking in my hip as I went up and down the steps.  Soon I hope to be walking without even a cane!  Surgery is no small undertaking and I have had my issues but I hope we can say it was a great success.  

February 14 I’ll add to this post that yesterday was another milestone.  We went to Dollar Tree and I did some shopping.  I am not up to a major grocery shopping trip yet; Jim did that today.  But I made apple crisp for Valentine’s Day and we made slow cooker lasagna together for a special meal.  I have no pain and have not even been tempted to take the OxyContin that is available to me.  I do have issues with RLS—restless leg syndrome, sadly around 1 am, but hope as my body heals, that will improve too.