... by angela lin.
ok, so i started to drive short distances around labor day... meaning i'd drive to and from kate's - no farther. sometimes just to oakhurst and back. my car is a little tougher than kate's (automatic). today i drove to work, which involved getting on the highway. it was excellent. driving is definitely easier than a few weeks ago. i wouldn't be comfortable driving more than about 15-20 miles, though. some other things i have noticed are: that i feel ok about putting a shoe on my right foot now (first time was over this past weekend). i can sleep for awhile on my side (either side) as of a week or two ago. i can use my right foot for balance by placing it down on the ground without any weight (as of a few weeks ago). i can even shift a little bit of weight over to my right foot - it results in the tingly foot feeling, and my knee doesn't completely feel stable, but i don't get any pain. i only started testing this a couple days ago. showers have gotten easier since i can somewhat bend my knee. i'm much more agile on the crutches (opening and closing doors, carrying one thing that isn't an glass of liquid, moving around a crowded room). i can be a limited-motion non-sterile assistant in the surgery suite if necessary (today, wednesday, and next monday). mom makes some really good food. sometimes i wake up in the middle of the night and my knee aches - mostly on the medial side. last night when i woke up in the middle of the night, there was a tingling sensation on the lateral side that kinda required me to itch it. maybe some nerve endings were trying to grow back together there. where's my nerve cuff when i need one? i've also observed that my wrists and shoulders are really feeling the consequences of the non-weight-bearing status. muscles feel tight; joints hurt a little; calluses are forming on my palms. the left knee is feeling a little overuse, too... patellar tendon aches some. overall, i'm ready for the crutches to be gone and independence to be mine. only a little while longer. oh, and i'm getting fat. dammit.
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JEELA! its Team B reporting here...i actually was just bored tonight and thought id check out your blog, see whats goin on...funny story, i rolled my ankle really badly today and i may need some crutches too, so you wont be alone! hope things are well, sounds like rehab is moving along, keep it up!
JAAAACCCKKKKK!!!!!!!
what's up. sorry about the ankle. good luck on the crutches - i'm still using mine for a bit til i feel good about walking again. i think i'll go down to 1 crutch this week. my blog is rehab-dominated right now... it's kind of all consuming. talk to you later!
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