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I’m now walking without assistance.

All it took was a painful case of tennis elbow that prevented me from using the rollator for a couple of days.

My next PT appointment is June 23rd. It’s time to start working on running.

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Congratulations! Great progress!

Wendy

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Nice! Definitely want to see a running video because I can’t run with 2 good legs. :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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If you hit the ball straight and land it in the fairway you can avoid running however if you slice it or hook it you may have to practice your running to avoid explaining to the golf course neighbors why they got that big goose egg on their head.

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Setting aside the fact that you lost part of your leg, that leg looks cool as hell! Despite losing a lot of faith in our average level of intelligence, I’m still amazed at some of the things we dumbarse humans are actually capable of.

BTW, how’d you get all that lint on that nice black shirt? :wink:

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That’s the problem with “nice black shirts”. They attract lint.

I’ll post a video with one of the beige shirts I usually wear once I’m running.

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Unbelievable- bravo. Beautiful! Spot

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Haven’t made much progress over the last month in terms of walking “normally” on a sidewalk while maintaining my balance. It doesn’t look much different from what I posted a month ago.

Able to walk around the neighborhood with a rollator at a 3 mph pace. I already blew out a tire on the rollator. {{ LOL }} I’m currently sidelined waiting for a replacement tire.

I’m now almost able to walk up the stairs 2 steps at a time, like before the amputation. The physical therapist was surprised I was even able to go up one step on the right side without a motorized knee. Still need more practice going up and down stairs while only holding on to one handrail. (I won’t be able to use both handrails if the stairs is wider than 6 feet or so.)

I find it odd that I can go up and down the stairs like a mountain climber while still only taking baby steps on a flat sidewalk. (Stairs are usually the hardest skill to master for an amputee.)

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