Not so much for the next few weeks. I'm glad the surgery is over, and it really wasn't too difficult. Pain is negligible, but I do have to be very careful for the next three weeks and I can't drive until 2016! Aaagghhh! My personal chauffeur is doing a great job bending his schedule to accommodate mine. But still....my sense of independence is something else that seems to have"disappeared" for awhile.
And all the extra equipment needed just to negotiate the condo! I have a special boot I have to wear whenever moving around. I have bags of frozen peas that I have to use frequently during the day to keep the swelling down. I use a walker with wheels and am getting pretty good at negotiating that around corners and into tight places. I have a knee-scooter that I am going to try this week - perhaps it will provide me with enough mobility to go for a walk/scoot with Dave and Fenway, weather permitting.
I'm trying not to complain because really, so many people have to deal with so much more than this. So I move slowly, I try to remember what to stick in the walker's tote bag so I don't have to ask Dave to go find my chapstick or my book or my bottle of water.
I will be careful and try to be patient and do what the doctor tells me to do. I will spend a lot of time with my leg on the footstool and ice on my ankle. In the long run I know it will be worth it.....but it is frustrating! And, for me, I think the worst thing is that I can't even press down on my sewing machine pedal for three weeks....I'm having withdrawal symptoms!
So, I am reading, and watching TV and napping.....and coloring thanks to a friend who surprised me with an "adult" coloring book. Second best thing to quilting.
:-)
Linn,
ReplyDeleteI hope you heal quickly. Sounds like a particularly difficult challenge over the holidays! Take care, my friend -Judy
Linn,
ReplyDeleteI hope you heal quickly. Sounds like a particularly difficult challenge over the holidays! Take care, my friend -Judy