Comments for Unlucky enough to be one of the 2-4% http://achillesblog.com/catnboot Just another Achillesblog.com weblog Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:18:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Cankles by tearsaw http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/2008/11/12/cankles/#comment-44 tearsaw Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:17:09 +0000 http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/?p=13#comment-44 I'm there with you! I wish I would have read your post first about "cankles". I’m there with you! I wish I would have read your post first about “cankles”.

]]> Comment on Cankles by gw0508 http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/2008/11/12/cankles/#comment-43 gw0508 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:00:20 +0000 http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/?p=13#comment-43 O boy. I'm at 8 weeks & I have maybe up to 9 more weeks to keep sporting my cankle if I'm up too long? I'm not one for heels but here in Colorado (where I live) & Wyoming (where my doc is), my doc has recommended cowboy boots! O boy. I’m at 8 weeks & I have maybe up to 9 more weeks to keep sporting my cankle if I’m up too long? I’m not one for heels but here in Colorado (where I live) & Wyoming (where my doc is), my doc has recommended cowboy boots!

]]> Comment on Cankles by elizabeth http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/2008/11/12/cankles/#comment-42 elizabeth Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:00:54 +0000 http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/?p=13#comment-42 Dear Catnboot -- I am just finishing week 17 and boy do I hear you sister! Cankles just do not work for me, but my doctor has repeatedly told me that I am right on track for healing and I can see that I have less & less swelling. The whole process is just so slow!! I have a whole closetful of heels that are begging to be worn, and I am tired of my Danskos and Sketchers. Found a pair of lower heeled boots at DSW (Kenneth Cole Reaction) that I think might tide me over the winter months, but I am with you: the vanity thing has become a hurdle now that the bigger challenges have been met! I want my wardrobe back!! Hang in there kiddo, and let me know how you progress. Compared to all we have been through, I know this too shall pass. Dear Catnboot — I am just finishing week 17 and boy do I hear you sister! Cankles just do not work for me, but my doctor has repeatedly told me that I am right on track for healing and I can see that I have less & less swelling. The whole process is just so slow!! I have a whole closetful of heels that are begging to be worn, and I am tired of my Danskos and Sketchers. Found a pair of lower heeled boots at DSW (Kenneth Cole Reaction) that I think might tide me over the winter months, but I am with you: the vanity thing has become a hurdle now that the bigger challenges have been met! I want my wardrobe back!! Hang in there kiddo, and let me know how you progress. Compared to all we have been through, I know this too shall pass.

]]> Comment on Feets don’t fail me now by screwdriver http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/2008/10/10/feets-dont-fail-me-now/#comment-41 screwdriver Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:35:36 +0000 http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/?p=11#comment-41 im 20 weeks post injury , 18 weeks post op. i returned to work 2 weeks ago and my job involves being a physical therapist in a hospital , i get to help people in the ICU and med surg unit - to help them get up out of be an d walk. I work alternate 10 hour four days a week/ and 8 hours 5 dyas a week. my foot still hurts after working a while . i start out with no limp in the am and limping after lunch has passed . but everyday it is getting better . my range of motion in the ankle greatly recovered after i started working walking a lot and doing the proper walking pattern helped a lot. my doctor allowed me to ride my road bike 16 weeks post injury so that is my means of exercise - about 20-30 miles 3 days a week. in your case you might feel like you might hit a wall along the way but progress will be hard to notice as the increments are little and time frames to achieve them are long . youll be all right. im 20 weeks post injury , 18 weeks post op.
i returned to work 2 weeks ago and my job involves being a physical therapist in a hospital , i get to help people in the ICU and med surg unit - to help them get up out of be an d walk. I work alternate 10 hour four days a week/ and 8 hours 5 dyas a week.
my foot still hurts after working a while . i start out with no limp in the am and limping after lunch has passed . but everyday it is getting better .
my range of motion in the ankle greatly recovered after i started working walking a lot and doing the proper walking pattern helped a lot.
my doctor allowed me to ride my road bike 16 weeks post injury so that is my means of exercise - about 20-30 miles 3 days a week.

in your case you might feel like you might hit a wall along the way but progress will be hard to notice as the increments are little and time frames to achieve them are long .
youll be all right.

]]> Comment on Feets don’t fail me now by kristinatl http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/2008/10/10/feets-dont-fail-me-now/#comment-40 kristinatl Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:22:35 +0000 http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/?p=11#comment-40 I totally agree with you on wondering when we'll be normal. I think that one day we'll see great progress and be limp-free. It's hard to see when that day will be when we're so unsteady and unable to do things that should be easy..like balancing. Oh, you are so right about feet being underrated...who would have thought?? I totally agree with you on wondering when we’ll be normal. I think that one day we’ll see great progress and be limp-free. It’s hard to see when that day will be when we’re so unsteady and unable to do things that should be easy..like balancing. Oh, you are so right about feet being underrated…who would have thought??

]]> Comment on Feets don’t fail me now by gw0508 http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/2008/10/10/feets-dont-fail-me-now/#comment-39 gw0508 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:34:22 +0000 http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/?p=11#comment-39 You've come a long way since your 1st rupture in May and 2nd surgery in July. You're doing well! I'm just about 3-1/2 weeks post op and looking forward to being 2 feet again. After reading your blogs, I count myself fortunate but will be on the lookout & not going too fast. I don't want to end up having a re-rupture like you had to endure! You’ve come a long way since your 1st rupture in May and 2nd surgery in July. You’re doing well! I’m just about 3-1/2 weeks post op and looking forward to being 2 feet again. After reading your blogs, I count myself fortunate but will be on the lookout & not going too fast. I don’t want to end up having a re-rupture like you had to endure!

]]> Comment on Feets don’t fail me now by marianne http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/2008/10/10/feets-dont-fail-me-now/#comment-38 marianne Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:20:00 +0000 http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/?p=11#comment-38 catnboot, I am 18 weeks post-op and still experiencing the things you are describing-- tightness in morning, and by 4PM incision starts tightening up and is very painful/burning. Have had 20 PT sessions and my experience with PT is pain afterwards and for the next couple days....then my ankle seems to not be as painful until the next PT session (going twice a week). My ankle is sooo tight that I am still not quite at 90 degrees while standing feet flat on the floor ;( I have never had the patches put on at PT, just ultrasound. Have you told the people at PT about how your ankle is stiffer and more painful a day or two after your session? What do they say? I agree, the balancing on one foot is difficult and painful for me too. They try to tell me to "relax" while I'm balancing lol..... The stair stepper is the really hard exercise for me and the squat machine.... It's good you listed all the things you see that are improvements....concentrate on them and just realize all the other stuff is just normal progress on our journey. Take care, Marianne catnboot,

I am 18 weeks post-op and still experiencing the things you are describing– tightness in morning, and by 4PM incision starts tightening up and is very painful/burning. Have had 20 PT sessions and my experience with PT is pain afterwards and for the next couple days….then my ankle seems to not be as painful until the next PT session (going twice a week). My ankle is sooo tight that I am still not quite at 90 degrees while standing feet flat on the floor ;( I have never had the patches put on at PT, just ultrasound. Have you told the people at PT about how your ankle is stiffer and more painful a day or two after your session? What do they say? I agree, the balancing on one foot is difficult and painful for me too. They try to tell me to “relax” while I’m balancing lol….. The stair stepper is the really hard exercise for me and the squat machine….
It’s good you listed all the things you see that are improvements….concentrate on them and just realize all the other stuff is just normal progress on our journey.

Take care,
Marianne

]]> Comment on Goody 2 shoes by tiancai17 http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/2008/10/02/goody-2-shoes/#comment-37 tiancai17 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:50:07 +0000 http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/?p=10#comment-37 Congrats! I hope to get there soon! Congrats! I hope to get there soon!

]]> Comment on Goody 2 shoes by jonathan9 http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/2008/10/02/goody-2-shoes/#comment-36 jonathan9 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:29:04 +0000 http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/?p=10#comment-36 Hi Cat, Well done on the 2 shoes. Walking will get easier day by day and it's better than being in a cast. Take care, Jon Hi Cat,

Well done on the 2 shoes. Walking will get easier day by day and it’s better than being in a cast.

Take care,
Jon

]]> Comment on Want me out of the boot at ten weeks - too soon! by jenny http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/2008/09/18/want-me-out-of-the-boot-at-ten-weeks-too-soon/#comment-35 jenny Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:59:42 +0000 http://achillesblog.com/catnboot/?p=9#comment-35 My doc had me in a cast for 10 weeks and the boot for another 2.5 so I don't see any reason for you to rush. I have been 2 shoes for a week and a half now, but used my boot all weekend while out of town at my husbands ball tournament (200 teams, people everywhere), and while gardening in the back yard. better safe than sorry. My doc had me in a cast for 10 weeks and the boot for another 2.5 so I don’t see any reason for you to rush. I have been 2 shoes for a week and a half now, but used my boot all weekend while out of town at my husbands ball tournament (200 teams, people everywhere), and while gardening in the back yard. better safe than sorry.

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