Graduating post operation and on to the physical therapy stage

My parents just left. It's official, I'm on my own post surgery. It's really interesting to see how far I've come. While I was at home, my mom had to help me do everything because I couldn't even lift my leg nor put weight on it. Plus I had to wear a stupid immobilizer brace that got in the way of everything. When we got here on tuesday, I went from that to being able to do everything on my own in only 5 days. I started putting weight on it, with crutches. Then went down to one crutch. Then no crutches with my brace on. And now I have no crutches and no brace. Also, my range of motion for bending my knee was 40 degrees the first day of PT (yes I know thats awful). The 2nd time it was 60 degrees (20 degrees in a day!). Then friday I went all the way to 77 degrees! :) My PT said past 70 degrees is like the goal of week 3 for rehab and I had gone past it in week 1! Boo yaa. I'm not moving normally obviously but I can do things for myself now! And the Radiology technicians taught me a trick to lift my leg on my own (tuck my good leg under it and lift/move it) I move slower than a snail and I'm still really scared to do anything fancy. But I'm doing what my PT tells me to and hopefully that'll be enough to get me to a full recovery. At this point I'm so traumatized I probably won't be able to do a fake out on anybody in basketball EVER but as long as I can run on a treadmill, I'm all set for life.

Well, now I'm forced to move around more to do things, which will be good for my leg. The bad part is that my support system left with them, and about this I am sad :( But I'm a big girl and I CAN DO THIS.

Pharm Exam: 88

:) see?

Now off to study. Two exams this week. Midterm for a stupid history and roles of PA's class on tuesday, then a Pediatrics exam on thursday. Bring it on.