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Get a shower chair asap and don't shower without it. If you don't have an extendable shower head, get one on amazon and get a friend to put it on. They make ones you can just unscrew your shower head, screw on a hose, and screw on the shower head again (Mine is intended for washing pets). Then, you can sit in the shower in whichever direction will let you keep your leg outside the tub entirely and keep water directed away. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C93MMF4C? Get a shower mat for inside and/or outside of shower to prevent slipping. You need a solid plan to prevent reinjury in the places in your home where it's most likely to happen (bathroom, kitchen, stairs etc). ask the surgeon/nurse if you can use a knee scooter. if so, consider getting one of those or an "iwalk" https://iwalk-free.com/. You might have to wait until you're out of the cast and into a boot, though. Falling on crutches is not good 😞 . Try to go very, very slow and methodically on them, do not rush. lastly, sorry about your surgeon he sounds like a dick. You are already past week 1 so you're past the worst of it. In another week, you'll feel even better. See if you can call back and get the followup rescheduled to 2 weeks. You'll have spikes of pain and nerve pain but things will keep getting better. If you made it this far, you will be ok!