I just realized I haven't wrote anything at all for April! So, here goes.
This month, nothing has happened because I have been recovering from foot surgery.
The end.
Just kidding. Some stuff has happened. Recovery is going well so far. It has been almost 8 weeks after surgery, and over 2 months since I've walked. Crazy! It's amazing how fast you loose muscle mass, movement, and rotation in your body! At week 6, the doctor pointed at my crutches and said, "Don't need those!" That's the extent of my physical therapy advice from the doctor. Yep. SO, I took some initiative and did some online researching. Not helpful, because it all depends on the patient's circumstance/type of surgery etc...etc...etc....So I'm just going with the flow. Week 6 all I did was move my foot, up, down, sideways, stretching it gaining movement back. Week 7 I did the moving, and also just setting my foot on the ground. That's it. The swelling and pain has significantly gone down since I've been putting my foot on the ground. Week 8, I am 'walking' slowly with crutches, putting maybe 25%-50% of my body weight on my foot. Next week a little more, and hopefully by week 10-12 I will be walking unassisted by my crutches. I'm going shopping for an old man cane!!!! Epic. Always wanted one of those........not really. My goal is back to normal walking without pain by week 12-14. Then, it's time to build the muscles back! I'll probably end up building muscle back for another 3-4 weeks until completely back to 'normal.' So, 6 weeks from now I think I will be walking normally. YAY! Can't come soon enough. Twice-3 times a day I've been hopping up, and down, 7 flights of stairs to and from our apartment. My right leg is HUGE!! My left leg......is very small.
So, just been doing my own rehab, and working again at school. My kids are still awesome and extremely cute! Fun job. Tomorrow I have opening day, in which I will do a lesson with the kids in front of all their parents. Fun......
That's about it. Not much new this month, just a lot of sitting around and recovering. B-ble studies are also going great. Last night we had a new friend come. He has never seen a B-ble. I got to explain the basic message to him from OT to NT. So blssed for the opportunity to do His work.
