5 week frustration!!!
It’s been 5 weeks 2 days since my op and I’m soooo frustrated at not being able to exercise! While my partner is off playing squash and going for runs and my kids are out playing soccer 3 days a week all I can do is crave that feeling of sweat dripping from my body! On the bright side, my infection is under control and I get my boot adjusted on Wednesday to neutral so I’m going to ignore the standard protocol and start weight bearing on it on Wednesday. I’ve already been a bit naughty and done a bit of walking on it, even without the boot and I can honestly say that I’ve had not even an iota of pain. Only thing I’ve noticed is a bit of swelling in my toes but the wound site itself has been sweet. I’m a firm believer in listening to your body and if it hurts then ease off, if it doesn’t hurt then your probably doing the right thing! Bring on the day I graduate to shoes!
August 16th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Tried an exercise bike or stationary trainer? I got one and rode so hard I had a massive dehydration headache that night!
You can easily control how much pressure you put on your affected foot, although I do find my boot gets in the way a bit.
August 17th, 2009 at 11:47 am
Bride2Be,
When I got my boot at 4 weeks, they put a 1/2 inch pad i the bottom but otherwise it’s at neutral. The first day, my heel didn’t touch the pad…now it’s touching the pad easily with really no discomfort. My doctor told me to get a scale and experiment with weight bearing. I weigh 180 so 10-20% should be no more than 40 pounds. I’ve gotten the feel of that much weigth as I walk and so far so good…keep up the good recovery but beeee careful (1-2 weeks of caution might save you time in the full recovery). Good luck!!!!!!!
Mark (Ouch)