UPDATE: Two days ago i arrived at the surgeon's office for 10:30 am only to be told the appointment had been put back a day. They said they emailed me (oops, i seldom check emails) and had telephoned me (oops, mobile almost up and going, not quite yet). So i said, my fault i should have called to check. Almost did then didn't. Then i said, gee, and i've arranged a visit to the physio rehab people at the hospital down the road after the appointment here.
On that, as hoped, she paused and said well we could slip you in after your visit there, how about 1pm. We settled on 12:30ish.
So to the hospital rehab Lisa. She was amazed at the record of my exercise regime. Three hours, amazing, she said. And that my progress was good. The leg flex which was 98 degrees (target then was 100) on leaving the Metro rehab place i was at before getting home Lisa now measured at 115 degrees. Great she said! Strength good too. All good.
I said i notice you do have a couple of machines here. Could see a pedal thing. She said those who come in here are the ones not motivated enough to do the exercises themselves. You have no problem there.
After listing all the exercises i had been doing she said you have done very very well. She gave me a new list of only 10 exercises to do once a day. Some same, a couple new ones. As for the others she said to ease off now. Do them maybe every 2nd day if you feel like it. No more three hours a day needed. Just the fewer given once a day and more walking.
Am going back to see her in three weeks.
So about 12:15 pm, back to surgeons office. About three blocks up the road. Finally got in the see him about 1:45 pm. He looked at my sheets and said, tremendous!. Then -- band plays - on his desk, he arranged the three pieces of paper with all the exercise ticks on them so that he could see part of each three, pulled out his phone and said, "Ok if i take a picture of them?"
LOLOL i was wrapped! So he'll use a picture of my records somehow somewhere. Good eh.
He booked me again for September.
So that's the progress report. He said you have done the really hard work. Thanks again to all here for the continuing support. WE have done well.
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”