September 30, 2009
13 Weeks Post-Op: 2 SHOES!!!!!!
Posted by chukeer under UncategorizedWell I had my, 3rd Post-Op since my re-rupture surgery today and the Doc approved of me wearing 2 shoes again! Only limitation is no running or jumping. He said that it’ll be another 3-4 months before I can start running again. I can however start doing more strengthening in PT. As for any other activities, I am to moderate the amount I participate in them based on the amount of pain I have.
PT thus far has pretty much been the same as I posted before, however we did add some leg lifts, walking exercises, and stair stepping exercises into the mix.
I feel like I walk a bit slower in the shoes right now than I did in the boot, not sure if its just a mental thing or an instability thing. I do need to go out and buy new shoes though. 18 weeks ago before, 6 hours before I ruptured the first time, I had just bought brand new shoes. Now I have a brand new left shoe and a beat up right shoe.
I also drove my car for the first time since May. I miss driving my own car so much!
Anyways that’s all I have for now really, I have my final post-op appointment on December 2nd.
September 30th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Congrats for reaching the great freedom!
Driving again was so important for me, too, especially that in the suburbs here the closest store is 2.5 km from my house!
By the way among some kids the fashion is 2 different shoes on the 2 feet!
October 1st, 2009 at 10:01 am
Yay, Chuck! Awesome that you’re back (again) amongst the 2-shoes-ers.
I walked much slower when I went out of the boot and back into two shoes, as well. But that went away fairly quickly as soon as the legs got it that they were once again sharing the load. You probably already know this, but make a conscious effort to walk correctly (heel-toe-heel-toe), without favoring the injured leg too much. This will also make you walk slower, but you’ll avoid the bad habit of limping and it will train your normal gait to come back.
Glad to hear you’re progressing along.
Tamar