I figured it was about time for another update. Tuesday will be 3 weeks since my surgery, and things are moving along pretty nicely. I go back to the doctor tomorrow, and hopefully I will hear good news. I’m heading back down to Auburn either tomorrow night or Tuesday morning, as I hope to start physical therapy in the loveliest village some time on Tuesday.
That said, I had my last PT session in Decatur on Thursday, and they said I’ve been making great progress. I’m doing all of my leg lifts with weights now, and they’ve added in some hamstring stretching. The hamstring stuff is kind of painful, as it feels like I’m really pulling that muscle every day. The good news, however, is that they finally let me get on the exercise bike on Thursday. I had been looking forward to that immensely, and it was great to be able to get back on. They told me that riding the bike is one of the best things I can do for my range of motion, and I was really happy to hear that since I love riding so much.
This past week has been kind of tough, motivationally speaking. I’ve had some good days and some bad days. It’s really been rough being here at home, as all I have to do most days is sit around the house and do my exercises. The improvement doesn’t seem to be coming quite as fast as at first, and it’s hard to stay motivated to keep pushing myself during my workouts. I constructed a nice playlist on my ipod filled with all sorts of music from the Rocky saga, and that’s helping me out. I think going back to Auburn and returing to some normalcy will help too.
The leg itself is feeling better. I’m getting pretty close to being able to walk normally without my brace on. I’m still supposed to wear my brace when I go out, and it’s more difficult to walk with that thing on than with it off. However, I’m sure it’s helping me during this time while my graft hasn’t totally set yet.
Anyway, I made a resolution to myself this morning that I’m not going to let negative thoughts bring me down throughout all of this. I’ve beaten a lot of other tough things in my life, and there’s no reason I can’t do the same here!
