As it was the only chance we had to go out and celebrate my birthday with Charlotte we got ready and headed for town. Looking for somewhere different we decided that The Slug and Lettice would fit the bill, plus it has quite easy access ( I am still practicing with walking with a stick) Stairs are a bit of problem, so we knew it would be easy for me to move around and they have a disabled loo which is easy to get to. All things that have to be considered now, when we head out any time. I was always a bit of a darlek when it came to stairs, but now it's even worse.
Anyway, we sat at a table and had some lovely food and I allowed myself a cocktail, well they were two for one, it would be rude not to! So both Charlotte and I had the botanical bubbles yum yum...
After we'd eaten we nipped along the road to. Tesco to fetch my lunches for the next couple of days that Kev is at work. I also nipped to the chemist earlier to pick up more pain meds. I'm only taking them once a day now and if I've overdone it, so I think that's a big achievement in itself. If I'm honest my left leg hurts more than my right, but that's probably down to it having to do more now. I try and even out the weight balance, but old habits die hard and the hardest part of learning to walk again is not to automatically rely on my right leg to take all of the strain. I'll get there, and for six months in I've done great. The consultant was expecting 9-12 months, so it shows what a good job they did in putting me back together, and how hard I've worked to get back on my feet. I don't often praise myself, or give myself enough credit, but only I know how much I have put in to be back out of a wheelchair and move independently.
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