Personal Narrative: My Experience In Surgery

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On October 23,2017 it has been two months since the surgery and it’s been a struggle in the past two months. From walking around on crutches and in a big bulky brace for a month and a half to getting the brace off and being able to walk by myself. Being two out of surgery and having five scars on my legs to being scared to bend my leg the wrong way I do get scared to walk and turn the wrong way. A couple weeks ago I was in art class and I dropped my picture I was painting on the ground and without thinking I just squatted down to get it and I felt a tear my therapist said it was probably just scar tissue being pulled. At therapy they have me doing more experience than usual and they are getting harder.
I have scar tissue all through my leg

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