Missy J,
Your progress is wonderful to read. You are amazing! Whoo-hoo.

I am walking around the house with difficulty, but it is walking.

I have to be careful, because my right hip seems to be taking the hit from my wacky gait. The PM warned me about this. He recommended that I get a knee walker instead of using crutches, but the PT did not agree.

What has benefitted me the most has been LDN and pool walking. It blows me away that I can walk normally in the pool. What enabled me to use the pool was gradually reducing my constant use of heat. It was not as hard as I thought it would be, just reducing the water temp each day. (Probably easier to succeed in doing in the summer) Now I cannot take a hot shower or get into a tub with very hot water. I have not had the courage to try the Wim Hof, iceman, method yet, but I am happy with the results of my colder water, baby step regimen.