No Limp
I have one week of physical therapy left and I am finally not thinking about not limping when I walk. I just walk without the limp. I returned to work six weeks ago and I’ve been extremely busy since I was MIA via ATR for two months. Colleagues have been supportive without hovering. I have found two helpful products; compression knee-hi hosiery and a compression open toe ankle booty. I was surprised by edema when the cast came off. Almost none of my shoes fit because of the swelling. This has gone down considerably and I am finally believing and seeing a light and the end of this tunnel.
I realize now how worrisome this has been for my children, particularly the limping and the cane. I still have the cane, but I use it when I know I’ll climb stairs as I walk across campus or go to other buildings.
It’s been four months, and I’m still healing. My gait is almost normal and I’m happy about that.
October 9th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
I loved playing badminton and enjoyed catching the Olympics online too. Haven’t played in years though because I never knew anyplace to play around here and now, I am just half crutching around! Oh for those days. Good luck in getting back to it! I haven’t even started PT yet. It feels like a long way to go. Enjoyed reading your blog.
October 16th, 2008 at 1:18 am
accompong,
Congratulations on losing the limp, it’s something I certainly don’t miss. I wear compression socks daily as well as I believe it has helped my recovery. There are differences in quality, I prefer the Jobst brand, medium firmness 15-20mm/Hg. I’m even considering going to some badminton dropins and just working on high deep overhead clears. Certainly no lunging for drop shots for another few months.
October 27th, 2010 at 6:20 am
I could not agree more. But then once again it is 3am where I am so I may agree to anything. Oh yeah, thank you for using the apostrophe properly.
November 1st, 2010 at 6:43 pm
I could not agree much more. But then again it’s 3am exactly where I am so I may well agree to anything. Oh yeah, thank you for making use of the apostrophe correctly.