I was at the Agile 2012 conference last week. I was only 8 weeks post-op from my knee replacement and my knee was great. Unfortunately, I had sprained my ankle (same leg) the previous week. So I was not 100%. The hotel was one of the sprawling megaplexes, the Gaylord Texas. The hotel rooms are […]
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I am making great strides (har har) in my knee replacement recovery. I have full extension and full flexion in my knee, just six weeks from my surgery. I still walk with a cane, for two reasons: my vertigo and my quads are only at about 75-80% full strength. Now, I have a vanity problem.
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I saw my regular doctor recently, who is concerned about my quantity of vertigo meds. I’m on the max, to manage my oscillopsia. Even with all the meds, I’m just barely managing the oscllopsia. She asked me to see if I could start tapering off, now that my vertigo has been quiescent since April. Like
On my 4-week surgical anniversary, two days ago, I had another physical therapy appointment. I’d been bicycling at the gym, and continuing my modified squats, what I called my stand-ups, and my other exercises. Al said, “Let’s try the cane.” We did. I’m now using the cane during the day. Yay! I still use the
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Today is my three week anniversary of my knee replacement surgery. Two days ago, Monday, I had my first outpatient physical therapy visit. It was great. I knew I had done a good job on my own, and with my home PT. I was close to full extension with my knee, and past 90 degrees
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One of the biggest potential stumbling blocks to our adaptability is our mental models, the way we see the world. I had a funny example of that this week, with my home physical therapist. The good thing about a home physical therapist (PT) is that I get feedback on the way I am doing my
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I had knee replacement surgery a week ago. I tore my left ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) 28 years ago, had experimental surgery to replace it 27 years ago–it seemed like a great idea at the time–and the repair failed at least 15 years ago. So I’ve been walking around without an ACL for a very
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I met Jothy Rosenberg back in the ’90s when I did some consulting work at one of his high tech startups. At the time, I thought “This guy is not only technically brilliant, he really understands how to manage software and the software process.” One day, I’d stayed late to talk to him about something
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This is why I never use a lectern. Look carefully. Inside the hole cut out for the Caesar’s is my face. I am standing up! I was setting my computer up for my talk at the Better Software conference, when Rachelle took this picture. I moved to the left of the lectern to present. I
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I’m at PSL this week, with Jerry and Esther. I’m having a wonderful time. So is the class. Jerry is using a walker to manage his vertigo. He has a different form of vertigo than I do, but vertigo is vertigo. I have to say, I have walker envy. You should see him zoom down