Today is the 21st day since surgery. What a difference that makes! The progress I am experiencing is noticeable every day. Getting in and out of the car, sitting in a chair and rising again, showering, and especially being able to sleep in my normal position.
The issue with my ankle remains, but my PT worked wonders this morning. She massaged, manipulated, used electric nodes, twisted and turned my leg in every possible direction. According to her, my problem has more than one source. First of all, part of the issue is the fact that my surgical leg is now straight, and being so forces me to walk in a different way to what I have grown accustomed. And, the muscles in my leg, both upper and lower, are drawn and sore which adds stress in strange places. But the main issue is having to do with the nerves running down my leg. Whatever it is, she helped. The pain is not nearly like it was two days ago. In fact, I was able to walk quite a bit after the PT appointment. Some pain remains, but I am trusting that it will diminish completely over the next few days.
The PT will begin to address the issue of lower back pain that I have been plagued with since 2007. This problem has to play a role in what is going on up and down my leg.
21 days out – God is good! BTW – 120 degrees ROM today!
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