Just me again...Mary Jo

I guess this is proof I have too much time on my hands....Actually, I am slowly getting back to more normal activities, even visited two of my clients yesterday. I couldn't sneak up on them very well clomping around on my cane, but I had two good visits. I must admit, it felt like I should have had some retraining. Similarly, when I took my first solo spin in the car last week, I was really nervous! Hard to imagine how soon the new routine becomes familiar and the old one seems foreign. I'm sure mom will feel that way when she moves back into her home after the summer away. I am comforted by the fact that I do expect the "normal" to return. It must be very hard for people who find themselves permanently unable to walk independently.

Thanks for the posts regarding PT. When I went to the doctor on Monday, he informed me it wasn't 6-12 weeks for recovery, but 3-6 Months!! Well, I guess 12 weeks is 3 months, but it's still another 6 weeks to go!! He gave me some side leg lifts to do (which makes the muscle burn) and told me to do those multiple times a day. He also suggested water walking, and doing the lifts in the water and an eliptical trainer machine....so I am going to go to the Y tomorrow for training on that. I also have an appointment with a PT here in town, and will talk to the head therapist there regarding his suggestions. I don't want to irritate the still-healing muscle, but I sure am anxious to walk without the limp. The hip, itself, is feeling great and I can move it in ways I haven't been able to do for several years, so I really think it will be fine. I shall keep you all informed, and you can judge for yourself how I am doing at the upcoming family events!

Well, enough of this boring medical news. Hope you are all staying cool. Paul is over laying irrigation pipe on the soybeans. Two retired guys are helping him. He says it is too hard to find kids who want to do that work. When I talk to Andrew, he always complains about "no work ethic of kids today". His lady friend has three boys....15, 10, and 4. I just smile.....