Recovery and Rehab Update: Month 4 After 2nd Surgery
Things have continued to trend better. That is not to say it has all been easy...I have days with some pain and varying levels of stiffness. However, I have continued to walk every other day. This has gone on for 8 weeks now. I started with 5 min walks (at a pace between 25 and 30 minutes per mile) and am now walking 17 minutes (at around 18-19 minutes per mile pace). I had intended to start walking more frequently, but since this every-other-day pattern is working so well for me, I just decided to ride it as long as I continue to make progress. I never extend my walking session time (from the previous session) by more than a minute. I also repeat every session time at least once before increasing another minute. I don't push the pace at all...I just relax, try to walk without a limp, and let the pace come to me. Slow, steady, and gradual...seems to be getting it done for me. My plan, as I briefly described in my last post, is to work my way up to 20 minutes of walking (comfortably...