Willis, being in good shape has hopefully helped you along in recovery. 

No, not long at all till 70 hits!!

 Not planned or given any thought ahead but while putting on my PJ bottoms I thought I would try balancing on my (good) right leg and foot and pull them onto my numb left leg. One mildly unbalanced small attempt, a reset and I did it without holding onto or leaning on something. Things were very close if needed but they weren't. 

and the next day? Well this evening as my wife slept on the love seat I thought I would be helpful and carry our used glasses to the kitchen while I was up using the restroom. After standing up I had to go worse than I thought so my casual walk became a fast walk. As I stepped into the bathroom urgently and set the glasses on the counter my right foot was stepping forward on to the rug and it slid away with my balance. No harm, no foul however. The fun never ends for us lol! 

Oh dear Willis!!

Each day sure is different from the last!

Glad you didn't injure yourself 

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11 hours ago, GreenQueen said:

Oh dear Willis!!

Each day sure is different from the last!

Glad you didn't injure yourself 

 

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Thanks Green Queen. Mom use to say "Pride before the fall." Bingo!

time to get the non slip stuff under that rug!

4 hours ago, heathber said:

time to get the non slip stuff under that rug!

Thank you heathber! It was indeed a no-slip and I explained to April it wasn't a rug issue. Of course it's long gone. She said it was time to replace it anyway. Here is the deal , as I was saying I was in a hurry and at the same time carrying something in both hands. This farm house has a couple small step ups and one is into the bathroom. As I took a large step forward and slightly up (much bigger than I ever should have without a free hand). my heel keep sliding away on top of the rug. I was able to set a glass on the sink but nothing to grab there. I did seem to be able to slide down the wall behind me and never got a scratch.

That makes sense. It wasn't that the rug moved it was that you couldn't/didn't get the weight transfer onto the front of the foot in time with the rest of your body. Don't you hate that feeling of "oh crap here we go" where you know you've lost it and you are going down no matter what you do.  Sounds like you managed to be relatively dignified with it though.

I am so happy for you. It's the little things that most people forget to appreciate for they make up a big accomplishment like what you did.