Well the verdict from the Dr is in and it's all good. He thinks I'm healing "very fast" and was encouraged by the x-rays, reduction in swelling and the knee stabilization. He decided to put me in a black removable boot without any plaster cast! It's freaky. I've been used to it being completely unmovable for a month now so the sensations are all quite new.

The new boot is very light and aids in weight baring. Gradually I'll be able to put more and more body weight on it over the coming weeks. For now, I'm just getting the knee used to bending again - that's where the most work is needed in the short term. I have to get the range of motion in the knee gradually up to 60 and then 90 degrees and be able to lock the knee and lift the leg out straight. That ones really hard right now. He said that it's remarkable how quickly those muscles deteriorate.

I was pretty exhausted by it all, I wasn't expecting things to move so quickly today. Immobilizer and plaster gone in one fell swoop. Its a good thing but was surprising and I feel really drained now as evening comes. Marian took a couple of photos with the phone and I'll post them when I get them off the device. For now it's lots of physio work and back to the see the Dr in two weeks time.