All Alone

What has happened to my physical therapist? She has metamorphosed from a stern, semi-disappointed (in me) curmudgeon into Ms Enthusiasm. Not that I'm complaining! It's a strange occurrence but welcome. At the end of today's session she counted the number of PT sessions I have before I next see my surgeon (4 more visits), and said that I was doing so well that she thought there would be no need for any further physical therapy. After all my griping, you'd think that this would be welcome news, but I realize the benefit of PT and I'll miss the enforced physical rigor. There's just no pleasing me, is there?

Work was particularly strange today because, aside from the secretaries and the custodians, I was alone in the building. The rest of the staff went on a "field trip" to a fairly distant aerospace facility. While I'm sure it was an interesting and valuable learning experience, it just wasn't in the cards for me to go. First of all, several hours on a school bus (2 hours going and 2 hours returning) sounded horrendous. I could hardly imagine sitting on a bus without moving for that long. Then there was the tour that involved several hours of walking (with occasional seated events for presentations). Even my physical therapist, bless her heart, agreed that it would be a very bad idea, and volunteered to write me an excuse. That wasn't necessary, of course, because nobody doubted my reason, so as everyone else left this morning, I went to my room where I spent the day piddling around, making cute calendars, filling out my lesson plan book for the whole year, unpacking supplies, and doing other exciting school room activities. I got up and walked the "circuit" around the school about every 45 minutes; otherwise, my knee and lower leg began to swell and get impossibly stiff.

Now I am free for two whole days--no school, no PT, no obligations. These days are drawing to a close since even weekends get busy once school is in session, so I plan to enjoy myself. Don't worry, I'll do my exercises, and I plan to ice and elevate whenever possible to work on reducing swelling. Even though I'm doing very well, my knee still feels swollen; however, when the therapist measured the circumference of my knee today, she seemed very pleased, saying that my knee was not nearly as swollen as it had been two weeks ago. It doesn't feel like it, but numbers don't lie, do they?

That's it for today. Time to enjoy a relaxing Friday evening at home!