Home just in time

Day 22 - we packed up all of my stuff and moved me from my mom's home to my house. It was time to transition and with being more active and able to do a fair amount for myself the timing was right. And boy how right it was. I moved home on Friday and on Sunday the snow came and Atlanta shut down.

I started to get a fair amount of sympathetic phone calls because after 4 days trapped in their houses friends and family mad with cabin fever started to understand how I felt. For me unfortunately due to the snow and ice it took longer to get out of my home and so 10 days (day 32) after the move I finally got to go out in the world for the first time. Dinner and a movie were marvelous, fresh air and seeing the world again was one of favorite moments since Christmas.

Day 28 - Yippeee! No more TEDs and no more Baby Asprin. Taking the TEDs off was awesome and I am so glad to feel the sheets on my legs again. Winter certainly makes TEDs that much more bearable but at the end of the day you're always excited to see them go. I haven't yet decided on what ceremony to preform with them - suggestions are welcome.

I sit at Day 33 with 23 days left before I get to walk again. Now it is just a long, dull wait. I have to admit the second time around has been harder. There are no highs - you already know how to do things and so as you learn how to do them again there is no excitement at the accomplishment. Look I can go to the bathroom by myself - yippee!

I was up and moving quicker this time. I stopped taking pain medication quite a while ago during the day but on occasion I take it at night to help me sleep. Sleeping on your back can get old quickly. My leg had more strength in it from the get go and so I didn't have the 200lbs weight attached to me that I did the last time. And NO NUMB PATCH AGAIN that's frigging lucky. These are all good things but I've got to work hard to not let the wait get me down. I have started working part time from home, the snow has mostly melted so I will get out of the house more, I have been lucky enough to see lots of friends because company helps pass time and kills boredom. Once the majority of the physical challenge is behind you the harder challenge begins - the mental one.

I will be seeing Dr S. in 9 days to have my 6 week xrays. I can't wait to see how the bone is growing and gaps are closing. I will take photos and post them here for sure. So all that is left to do between now and then is keep my scar in good shape so that it keeps healing, don't lose my mind and start lowering the number of pillows under my leg. For the first 4 weeks I had to sleep with 3 pillows under my leg. I can now get rid of them as quickly I as I like. I am down to 2 but getting to 1 is tough. Every time I remove the second pillow my muscles spasm. Basically I am having to stretch muscle and tendons back to normal after being in a shortened state for a month. This may take some time. I remember it being a difficult process the last time and there is no getting around it. It has to happen. So I am setting the goal to get down to 0 degrees before I see Dr S. Yippee!