Originally Posted by
Natalka
Holy Casserole, you Ontarians - stay safe!
I came on to BRAG!
Just had my morning physio. After doing three very strong sit/stands and one transfer with a PT assistant, my physiotherapist stopped by and said she had a bit of time, asked if I wanted to go for a walk. Of course I said yes - I require two person assist plus a belt.
My bed is the one farthest from the door. I walked from the bed to the doorway, out into the hall, turned right and kept walking until the first nurses' station.
I got cheers and high fives! Freaked out the PT because she had no idea I could do that, let alone after already having done so much in the room.
It felt SO darned good! They gave me a ride back to my room, where I transferred back to bed.
So YAY me! Now it wasn't just the distance, it was fabulous quality. I was walking with a relatively normal gait instead of step, stop, change leg to step, stop - if you know what I mean.
Darcy the head PT will be back mid afternoon, so I will ask her how many metres that was - that's how they measure progress.
And my husband brought a fan last night, it's awesome to have that!