It's funny how 3 weeks can feel like 3 months, how one surgery can take an extremely active person and force them to sit on the couch. But I'm getting closer and closer to being off crutches and I have a list as long as my arm on what I want to do when I can walk again. This past weekend (July 4th) was the first time I was out of the house for more than an hour and it felt wonderful. The wife, my sister, and brother in law took me to the Picnic with the Pops, which for living in Bloomington 2 years I've never heard of. It was a lot of fun to get out of the house, listen to some wonderful music, watch the fireworks, spend time with my family, and eat some great BBQ. I wasn't sure how the whole night would go because this was the first long trip out of the house, but it seemed to go ok. At first things were going alright but as the night went on the pain started to get worse and for the next 2 days I paid for it but it was worth it.
I'm starting to put more weight on my hip when I walk, and I took of the strips over my incisions yesterday. Everything seems to be healing well, and of course one day I push it to much and then pay for it the next day. But I've come to terms with the fact that it's a slow process and just want to be able to do some more activities. I have another doctors appointment next friday and another meeting with my physical therapist to see how things are progressing and when I'm allowed to return to work. Until then I'll continue to count my blessings and take it one day at a time.
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