It just gets better,, not really,
Been rehabbing from my stroke and it had been going so well. I progressed from wheelchair, to walker, to being able to walk 400 feet with a gait belt and my PT. We were rocking it, until last Friday.
I was getting ready to shower standing and holding the bar, and my left leg just " disappeared" I couldn't feel it, I was falling and conscious. I knew it was gonna hurt when I hit the floor
Long story, short. 3 screws in my hip later, and a few nights in hospital. And I can now limp with my PT about 35 feet.
Now inpatient rehab for the foreseeable future.
Once we get hip rehabbed, then we go back to endurance and walking.
Last Wed I walked 6000 steps for rehab, today I managed 200.
It just sucks.
Koz
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We are with you every step of the way.
We're all rooting for you. Hope it gets better soon. Please keep us posted.
Keep working at it. 
That’ll be 20 MORE than the day before! (Hey, that rhymes!)
And if you try it again two or three days from that, maybe-just-maybe, you’ll push it to another 20 or even 25 more - or a little more beyond that!
EVEN IF YOUR NEXT ROUND is only 1 or 2 more, heck! That’s 1 or 2 MORE!!!
Bit by bit! Every little bit! Big or little, if it moves you forward on the road to recovery, that’s great! AND that’s enough!
Be gentle with yourself. Healing and recovery can take time and patience. Don’t push yourself TOO hard. Be gentle with yourself. You deserve it. And if you need a break, take it. It’s a BREAK, not a reversal! And it’s CERTAINLY not a failure on your part. It’s wisdom, and it’s carefully weighed and measured in your own mind, and tailored to the progress of YOUR own particular condition. Consider it, and let it guide you along your recovery, whether you push yourself hard or let yourself go easy.
Either way, though, always feel good about yourself because even if it’s taking longer than you’d prefer, you’re STILL getting better bit-by-bit, and you’re NOT giving up.
Please do keep us posted about your efforts along this journey. And we’re always here whenever you need encouragement. As some wise early DUer reminded, quite awhile back: “someone’s always here”.
