The physical therapist, Bud, came this morning and we took a little walk around the neighborhood. I am using the cane, and he was helping me get all the movements sychronized. He is pleased with my progress. The leg is straight, and that is a six-week goal reached. I can bend to 95 degrees and I think the goal is 120. It's still swollen, of course, but all in all the experience so far is not as bad as I had anticipated. The pain is tolerable, and I'm taking fewer pain pills.
Bill and I went to Publix to do our shopping, and I was introduced to the wonderful world of battery-operated shopping carts, which I like, since without that, I would not be able to go. And my appetite is back, at least for today, so food shopping was fun.
The nurse is coming by this afternoon for a dressing change, and then a week from today she comes back again to remove the staples. Then, I can shower. AAHHHHH!
So, I am slowly getting back into the normal routine of daily living, and sooner than I expected. The house is still a mess, but I'll get to that soon enough. Housekeeping was never my forte; dust is, after all, a protective coating.
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