Originally Posted by
boomer58
Thank you all for the encouragement. This weekend has sure been a lot better than last weekend. I will get the stitches out on Tuesday and start the regular therapy on Friday. I am doing the exercises at home that the therapist has shown me, also icing a lot. I will probably go from the walker to a cane this week but still feel a little unstable so we will see how that goes. Sleeping weird hours but it is what it is. Have a good week everyone, boomer.
I'm 10 months out and happily everything went really well. Like you it took me a while to sleep well again. I slept on the couch for the first 2 weeks since rolling over would be when it really hurt and I couldn't do that when I was on the couch. Maybe that will help your sleep...plenty of ice and Extra strength Tylenol help a lot too. I only took the Oxy that they prescribed once and didn't like the way it made me feel so I never took it again.
You'll know when you're ready to just use the cane. All of a sudden you'll be able to move without it. I would practice with the cane while walking next to the dresser in our bedroom so I could prop myself up with the other hand if I started to teeter. It's amazing how your strength comes back. You're doing good by doing the exercises already...be religious about it. Don't let a single day go by without doing them even if you're feeling lousy. It will be better tomorrow...and then even better the tomorrow after that. Soon you'll be amazed by how far you can flex and how straight you can get it.
FWIW - I'm 58 and within 6 months I was up to riding 50+ miles at a time. I have more miles in both of my legs now than I did before the surgery. Keep working hard and you'll do great!