Week 9

Week nine finally provided a little encouragement.  The doctor followed up with me at the beginning of the week to see how I was doing.  I told him it seemed things were maybe getting a little better, but I wouldn't know until I gave it another shot to bear weight while walking on the Alter G.  I told him about my slip on the ice - he didn't seem to concerned.  We agreed that if he didn't hear back from me following my next PT appointment, the assumption would be no news is good news.  Not only did I show improvement in my range of motion again (it was uncomfortable for sure, but it measured at 103 degrees), I was able to walk on the Alter G at PT.  I did it for a full 10 minutes at that.  However, it was not pain free.  It still hurt in that same spot I've been talking about...but it was at least semi-bearable this time.  I probably spent most of my time keeping my leg fully straight to aggravate it as little as possible.  Again it still hurt, but I was able to gut it out.  So I took it as something positive and moved forward.  Outside of that, lots of ice and home exercises.  Until next time...