6 weeks post-op

back at work!

Today has been 6 weeks of crazy, painful, intense, frustrating, overwhelming recovery. The last 2 weeks has been infinitely better than the previous two. The best piece of advice I received was when someone told me "not every day is a good day and not every day is a bad day." If you were to have asked me 3 weeks ago, I would have told you it was all bad. All crappy, painful, discouraging bad days. Then I started to walk, to hit more milestones in physical therapy and regain my independence. It's amazing what that will do for your spirit.


No more crutch for me!

Now I'm back to work- not quite full time, but getting there. I'm in PT twice a week. I can bend my knee to 97 degrees, with improvements being made every day. I'm working on my strength and balance now: squats, hamstring curls, leg press, walking diagonal lunges with the band at my ankles, and steps (up AND down!).  I'm very close to a full rotation on the bike- which will be a great accomplishment. I am so out of shape and dying to get back into some sort of cardio that doesn't involve the dreaded arm bike. A few more weeks and I'll be on the bike and the elliptical.
It's true. Not all days are good, but I can finally say that not many days are bad.