Second PT Session - 8 days Post Op
Posted by bennet on May 20, 2009
Today I had my second physio session. For the past few days, I’ve been trying to put more and more weight on my aircast. I’m still only 10-15% PWB and if I try and put any more weight on my foot, I feel pain. Oddly enough, the pain isn’t from the achilles tendon per se but from the incision, especially right around the ankle. So I am staying at 15% PWB and expect that as soon as the wound heals, I’ll be able to put more and more weight on it.
PT removed one insert in my boot today so now I am down to only one insert. Definitely feels funny but by afternoon, my AT had stretched down and can comfortably touch the single insert now. This is good news.
I’m trying to stay diligent on the PT as one of my friend warned me about a friend who skipped out on PT and now walks like a banana stuck up his A**. Please someone rupture my AT again if this happens to me.
On a different note, want to remind everyone to be thankful and grateful to your spouse/partner/friends who are helping out. My wife who has been doing a fabulous job taking care of my every whim, shared with me the stress that she is going through given my immobile life-style -staying home more to care for me, single-parenting our kids while I sit on my butt, etc.
I decided (for once) to do the right thing and just say “Thank You”…