18 Days after Surgery

Anna, my new physical therapist, shows me how to do several exercises in addition to the heel slides that I have been doing since the 1st day after surgery and the bridging that I learned from Chitra, incorrectly as it turns out.  Knee fall out, ball squeeze while sitting and hip hiking seem like nothing in comparison to my usual exercise routine, but I know that I will take them just as seriously.  Listening to BT's "These Hopeful Machines" on my i-Pod with the lights out improves the ice and tingle machine experience, too.  I decide on weekly visits, at least in part because to date, Anna is the only professional who has indicated that my recovery is going as well as I think it is.