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Monday means PT

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Today was my evaluation at PT. It sucked, yet wasn't horrible. The anticipation wasn't bad; the being so tired afterward, especially since I didn't do anything, sucked. I have no routine set up to do my exercises. Next week, and for all of March, I will be going twice a week - on Monday and Thursday afternoons. This will help us to get back on a daily schedule, night owls that we are. My focus will be on strengthening my quads and hams and my gluteus medius (?) which assists with leg abduction. I am to do slight squats at the counter, and then slide my leg out laterally, ten times, twice a day. It doesn't sound like much, but I sure can feel it when I'm done. Then there are the seated ham stretches; the hardest part of those are keeping my feet straight as they want to flop out (thus the little bit of foot drop I've been noting.) Finally, the quad stretches done either seated on the edge of the bed with one foot on the floor, or lying prone and raising my foo...