Adventures in Crutching

Monday will be 3 weeks post op and I am exhausted. I went back to work Monday and have been so busy since then. I was freaked out on Saturday about going back to work and then it got worse because I fell pushing a laundry basket with my crutches. It wasn't a complete fall, but my crutch came out from under me and I put all my weight on my bad leg. I started crying instantly and spent the rest of the day resting on the couch with my leg elevated and iced. Monday I discovered that my ankle was going to be the biggest problem with going back to work. It keeps swelling up the size of a grapefruit. I also slipped Monday night cooking dinner and put all my weight on my bad leg again. So my sister finished dinner and I didn't bother making lunches for us that night. I've stepped down to a lower dose of Norco and I only take it only 6-7 hours. Most of my pain is when I exercise- bending my knee and straight leg raises. I'm starting to feel more normal except for the crutch part of things. I've been carrying things around in a backpack at school and I have to sit all the time. I should be starting PT in about a week, I just need to get around to scheduling it.