So it's been a couple of weeks since the last update on the knee. The knee is doing better than it was when I last wrote, but not as good as it will be in another two weeks.
For the past week-plus, I have been able to go back to the office to work. This has been encouraging to me to be able to assume more normal life activities. Getting up and down repeatedly makes me tired, but it also feels good to have "done" something during the day. I can now put significant weight on the right leg, which makes moving around the house or at work with crutches much easier than a week or two ago. This also means that I have to cobble together rides to and from work. Huge thank you's to Chloe (of course), my brother-in-law Jeremy, nephew Taylor and fellow Cerner associate Jim McFarlane for getting me to and from work every day.
I do get to wear shorts every day due to the bulky brace that has become an ever-present part of my attire (removed only at shower time), so I guess that is the one advantage to this whole situation.
I'll share more later on how this injury has changed my life significantly (and that of my family). I go back to the doctor this week for another post-op visit. I am hopeful that he will allow me to start bending the knee (some), to start rehab and walk more without crutches. Until then, another day closer to getting better.
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