Goin Solo

In approximately thirty minutes I'll be single again.  My nephew was with me at the hospital, my niece was with me for a week when I got out of the hospital and my sister came for four days and leaves in minutes.  Hard to believe I had hip replacement surgery just 12 days ago.  And now everyone is gone and I'll be tackling everything on my own.

So you're wondering am I able to take care of myself???  YEP - I'm doing really well and the only thing I can't do is pick up anything I drop on the floor.  I've rearranged everything I need high enough to reach.  I have two grabbers and if I can't pick it up with the grabber it will just have to sit on the floor.  Ring ring, Ring ring . . . "Hi Mary, can you come over and pick up some stuff off the floor me me?!"  LOL!

I'm still using my walker for outside, but I'm using a cane in the house.  My PT is progressing from 10 reps to 20 reps.  I can stand up from a seated position with no assistance and without pushing off, and my new challenge is stepping up a stair with the "bad" (surgery leg) first without using arm strength.  I'm starting to go up the stairs forward instead of sideways and I continue to have my daily walk to get the mail.  I've been out to CVS/Walgreens and the grocery store over the past three days.  And NO I did not use the handicap scooter.  I refuse to use that scooter.  Sorry, but every person I ever see in that scooter looks pretty sad/bad and I don't want that image. 

I do have pictures of the femoral head they cut out and incision photos.  So if you want to see them you'll have to email a request.  I won't be posting those pictures online.  I do have to continue to wear compression pantyhose for a while and the picture with my cane was taken today.

Alrighty then, I guess it's time to see if I can manage all by myself.  I'm feeling good and I have my follow-up appointment with the doctor on Monday.  Thanks again for the prayers :-)