I did hear back from the Texas surgeon and he said that I could begin to start to exercise. If swelling or pain starts, taper off as appropriate. He wants me to let him know how it goes and he understands my concern about the loss of toe/forefoot mobility. Although I have not been doing pt, I have continued to exercise some on my own at home. I will meet with the Chicago surgeon on Friday and am sure we'll come up with the best plan. I am anticipate she will recommend that I exercise hard for the next month and see if any motion will return. There is still pain there when standing walking .... pain meds work for awhile and then I give in and have to sit eventually.
Earlier today I had an incident involving falling, but I am okay. Very thankful for assistance of a neighbor and that I didn't break anything. I thought I had perhaps injured the artificial hip, as it was affected, but an x-ray tonight showed that it is okay .... will just be painful for a few days hopefully.
We will drive to central IL late afternoon on Thursday .... meet with the Chicago surgeon at 11:30am on Friday and then we will return to IL to spend the weekend with family. I'll take the laptop and will find someplace with wifi to update the blog.
Pray in the Spirit at all times with all kinds of prayers, asking for everything you need. Ephesians 6:18
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