Our kid finished her school year today and I was supposed to finish my physical therapy today as well, but my therapist believes that my mobility and strength have increased and there is still room for more improvement. So now I have four more weeks of therapy, but instead of three days a week I only need to go two times which is a relief.
I'm still not certain that it is the therapy that I'm benefiting from and not just the weather. I wish I could have my limits tested in a temperature controlled vacuum, but that's just not possible. I have increased my monthly walking average, too, which is now 2.4 miles for the month of May compared to my abysmal 1.5 miles average for the previous four months.
One thing I did mention to my therapist is that the tightness in my muscles seemed to have dissipated in my calf and I didn't notice that until recently. Instead of the feeling of a high-ankle sprain, most of the tightness was focused at my foot and ankle. It does seem to fluctuate with the weather, but I do think the stretches have helped.
I plan to shut down the stimulator one of these days and see how long I can tolerate the pain. It's been since February 15 that I had the surgery and the stimulator has been activated the entire duration. I hypothesize that my pain will remain rather low, due to the warmer seasonal temperatures. We'll see.
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