It's been a few days since I've written anything, mainly because I don't have much to report. I now walk without crutches all day long. They're leaning in the corner, like Tiny Tim's. Today I went for my longest walk yet, a huge loop around the neighborhood. I used the crutches for that, just in case I got too tired or needed extra stability for some reason. Using the leg as I have for the past few days has really strengthened it. I'm actually starting to forget there was ever anything wrong with it.
I was worried for a while about the pain in the front of the thigh on the operative leg, but today I noticed that I have the same pain--although not as strong--on the good leg. So I don't worry about that anymore. It's obviously just a symptom of the walking I've been doing. I have to remind myself that I was bedridden for about two weeks and my muscles are out of shape.
And speaking of my thighs, I looked down at mine yesterday and noticed that the operative leg looked skinnier than the other leg. I got out a tape measure and verified it--two extra inches on the good leg. Is this because the operative leg has some muscle atrophy? It's kind of weird, but there's no way you're going to hear me complain about having a skinny thigh.
