Day 2 - My First Walk

My second day of recovery after surgery in the hospital is about the same as the first. The rehab people come by in the morning. They help me get up and using the walker I walk to the door of my room with them closely by my side. At the door I turnaround and then walk back to my chair near my bed and sit down. It takes me about five minutes to walk ten feet using the walker. My right leg is still swollen and I can't put any pressure on it. While I sit in the chair they ask if I can kick my right leg up by myself. I try with all my might and am able to feebly move it two or three inches forward. My right leg is swollen and weak. I have a long way to go. Later in the evening I walk with my wife from my room to the nurses station and back, which is a good 30 feet or using the walker. I hope I get to go home tomorrow.