Yo
Just wanted to provide you guys with an update.
I moved out of my parents home. My condo is still rented out to a family so I got a studio in Hollywood.
Unfortunately I had to stop physical therapy in order to go back to work full time.
I'm making steady progress and pain free in the femurs. The only thing preventing me from walking without assistance is pressure on my foot and ankle which with time will get stronger and adapt to the weight being put on it. Moving out and living in an apartment complex was a good idea: i'm forced to walk around a lot more than I would at home. Getting to the pool and to the parking lot is quite the exercise. Inside my studio, I usually walk without crutches or walker, it's just for longer journeys that I use assistance.
I still prefer using the walker over the crutches because the walker allows me to walk normally while using minimal pressure when I need assistance. I have become so adept at using it that often I'll just hold the walker above the ground in front of me and walk. I went out to a bar this past weekend and I was surprised at how approachable I was with the walker. Guys were giving me props for going out like that or girls were asking what happened. Honestly, as much as I would love to tell you guys with certainty that my height has made me more attractive and approachable, I think it would be premature to make that assessment; only because I still had my walker with me and there is a possibility that I was being approached and complemented because I looked like I was hurt and people were curious and kinder than they normally would be.
If you leave home with crutches or a walker, be prepared for people to be nosy. Everyone asks what happened. I can't even go to the gym comfortably because people who have never met me want my life story. Even when I say I had surgery, they pry deeper and i'm forced to tell them that it was surgery on my bones and i'd rather not go into detail. I slipped up this weekend and lied to a girl who I was speaking to and said I got into a car accident. We were speaking for a good 20 minutes before she asked what happened and I just fumbled. It didn't feel right at all and since she lives in my building i'll tell her I lied.
Personally I feel like I look the best in flat shoes, even if it means sacrificing an inch or more of added height. Having said that, I wore my tallest sneakers out and asked a girl if anything looked off on me and even when I told her that I used to be 5' 5" she thought I was nuts for even questioning if I looked natural. I've asked several other people the same question but they were people I knew and I wanted to hear it from someone random. So who knows, maybe as time passes, I might go back to wearing air max shoes and boots but for now i'll stick to converse and loafers.
I spoke to another patient who began walking before me and he told me it takes approximately 3 months to walk normally for long distances; that seems to be what i'm on pace for, 2 more months to go.
Anyways, that is all for now. Back to the grind.
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