During my four week post post-op follow up with the doc, I got a bunch of really good news. I got a schedule for slowing adding weight to my right leg (50% that week, then 25% a week) and he increased the brace so I could sit up to 80 degrees and then 90 degrees the following week. On week six, I was allowed to ditch the crutches and brace completely. March 29th was six weeks from my surgery, when I woke up that morning I ditched the brace and move the crutches to the corner.

I had already been slowly adding weight bearing to my right leg for the last couple weeks. My PT guy pointed out that 75% weight bearing, I could stand without the crutches, because I was only going to put 50% on my bad leg. When I realized this, I went pretty quickly to ‘walking’ with the crutches. I was only really using them when going up and down stairs.

Rosie was pretty amazed to see me walking around on Tuesday, she said that I was walking normally and couldn’t believe it. I get tired still if I go for any long distances and need to take stairs slow, but so far so good. Back to work next week.

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