I am officially crutch free!!! I can't begin to tell you how good this feels. Kids, house, husband and responsibility doesn't go well with crutches. I am just so glad to be off of them and at walking like a normal person, well liming anyway. My Dr. told me that I can start riding my bike again for 5 minutes a day. Yes, 5 minutes! He said it would be about 6 months before I am back to normal activities. His best advice to me was to do mostly non weight bearing exercise (swimming). I have no clue how to swim, but I guess I will now need to learn!