New Car!

Do you remember last week when I mentioned that we had begun the process of acquiring a new Ford Flex?  Well, today it was delivered and we picked it up--definitely a big event in our rather quiet lives!  Due to my knee, especially since it's a right knee, I won't be able to drive my car for several more weeks, but at least it's an incentive to get the full use of my right leg  as soon as possible so that I can drive my  new car.

The new car excitement, however, came at the end of another semi-torturous PT session.  Each time my therapist pushes me a little bit harder which, of course, she ought to do, but that doesn't make it any easier.  So the bad news is that I was so sore at the end of the session that I sort of staggered out leaning on my cane.  The good news, however, is that my extension is now just 1 degree, so if I can push my knee down just a little bit harder next time, I'll be at 0 which is the ultimate goal of extension.  Flexibility didn't improve as much as last time, but it did improve to 100, so I'm moving along, slowly but surely, toward being "fully functional."  To recap, I've gone from 70 flexibility to 100 and from 15 extension to 1 in a little over 2 weeks.  While I'm sure that others have done better, I'm satisfied with that progress and will just keep on plugging away at getting better!

Upon leaving PT at noon, we came home for a quick lunch and for me to change out of sweat pants to real clothes, then off we went to the Ford dealer.  All in all it took about an hour and a half to complete everything, but by 3:00, we were able to leave the car lot, drive to the insurance office to take care of that, and then come home.  For the next hour or so, I put my aching leg up on pillows and wrapped my knee in chilled gel packs while enjoying a bit of escapism via my latest mystery.  Stan  fiddled around with the new car and did some small jobs around the back yard on this lovely, sunny, mild February day. 

We're both looking forward to a quiet day at home tomorrow after all the excitement of today, but what a lovely day it's been.  Now I just can't wait to be able to drive again!