My acl story week3

This is week three! Yay

If you think I was frustrated last week! This week I am feeling more frustrated and really antsy! 

I just want to drive! And do stuff! 

My physical therapist has told me, that textbook for driving is 6weeks. I'm ready! I think I can do this. I am not taking my oxy. Unless I am wanting a bit of a buzz. Haha. I don't recommend you do that tho. 

My progress 

I am not sure where I am suppose to be. But my physical therapist says I'm doing good. My knee range is up to 110. 

This is me doing my wall exercises. I hate this one. Awkward to get into position. 

The physical therapist has told me I don't have to use crutches around the house so that kills one evil! Hopefully by next week I can eliminate crutches all together, and I can change my huge brace to a smaller one. 

So because I was allowed to walk around the house without crutches i decided that 

I was going to clean the house. 

Broken mirror in the trash bag sliced me open. Gross. It made me mad, the instant I try to help out. I get cut by a broken mirror! Does that give me 7 years bad luck if you get sliced by it? I have enough bad luck. Maybe the slice is removing my bad luck? One can only hope.

But I managed to unclog the vacuum and vacuum the living room and kids room! That was my hard work today! 

Pain level 

I don't feel any really. Unless I'm trying to bend my knee more than I can it gets tight. Sometimes when I lift my leg straight up there is a little pain in my knee. I'm sure with stregnthening the pain will disappear. 

Numb spots 

The areas circled on the knee, is where I no longer feel anything. Sensors are cut off I tested it with a needle. The physical therapist said it may come back or not. It's really irritating and itchy. And I can't satisfy the itch because I can't feel me scratching! 

Here is me at physical therapy! 

I am not gonna lie I rebel. I have every now and then pushing my limits like in the middle of the night I need to use the bathroom and if I have my brace off I use one crutch to help me get to the bathroom. I do not reccomend this. Cause as I do this I am so worried!