And since you're going to be stuck with a cane, you might be interested in Brazos Walking Sticks ... hand crafted right here in Texas. They can even personalize them if you want ... name, military branch, etc.
Ow those are serious walking sticks.
I’m in Texas, too.
I have a walking staff similar to one at Brazos. It’s great. I also have two walking poles (like ski poles) from LLBean, made by Komperdel, an Austrian company. I wrecked my knee skiing when I was 19 and reinjured it in 1999 and again in 2009.
It’s difficult to come back from injury, I know, but the human body is amazingly resilient and adaptive, as is the human brain. Most of the time I just feel very blessed.