A good outcome.

 9th August

Oh dear, last night I had a fall! Well, it was more like a slide off the sofa with a derrière landing! You see the sofa is wide and to get comfortable you have to sit right back. My legs were unable to reach the ground, Ian would place a stool with a cushion on top for the bad leg to rest on. It got to 10 pm and, feeling tired, said I wanted to get to bed. So I slid myself forward, placed the good foot to the ground, Ian went to pull me up but because I was wearing slippers and the floor was of a slippery wood rather than carpet, the foot slid forward which unbalanced Ian, and he ended up falling toward me. Thankfully it was only the good leg that had bent beyond 90 degrees, I somehow managed to twist the bad leg forward and toward me. So there was I on the floor wondering how on earth I was to get up! Our son was out for the evening, so no help there, and although Ian is strong, I doubted if he would manage the lift. In the end, by placing the small occasional table by my side, and with me using my elbows on the table and edge of the sofa, managed to achieve sufficient height for Ian to then get me up the rest of the way. 

It all sounds quite horrific, and I suppose the outcome could have had some detrimental effects but in actual fact the opposite happened. As I started the walk to the bedroom, I became aware that no pain was felt. And trying to get onto the bed, I lifted the leg with ease! Also, that exercise of lifting the leg of the bed was performed without trouble. In fact, both of us were amazed! Did my twisting of the leg at the fall help the muscle to stretch in some way, or was the mental block I had of lifting the leg been what was troubling me all along? I don't suppose I will ever know.

I woke the next morning wondering if I would still be able to lift the leg and yeah.... I could. Not only that, I even managed to get out of bed and walk without a crutch to the bathroom. I have also tried taking Panadol instead of the Oramorph and so far what pain I have had is minimal. With today being just one week from the op, I'm feeling even more positive than before. I may even walk the 500yds to the pub tonight!