Jan

20

10 Weeks

January 20, 2014 | 7 Comments

10 Week Post-Op Update:
Progress at PT continues. Last week I started seated heal raises (3 sets of 10) and closed out the week with standing heel raises (just 10 to start). Still doing band work, squats, lunges, lots of balancing exercises, stationary bike, etc. Left upper patellar tendon was acting up a little, but not [...]

Jan

7

FWB/2-Shoes

January 7, 2014 | 13 Comments

Well, after a seemingly interminable 6 weeks in the hard cast, the 2-week transition from cast to PWB and FWB has flown by!
I started FWB/2-Shoes last Saturday 1/4/14, and WOW it feels great to be able to do the little things again — stand up in the shower, swing my legs out of bed and [...]

Jan

2

2 months since injury; physical therapy; PTB->FWB

January 2, 2014 | 17 Comments

2 Month Anniversary
Tomorrow will be 2 months since that sunny, crisp, fateful November day on the football field.  It’s an interesting point in time to reflect on all that’s happened: about the way the body and mind react to injury and recovery, about people in my life, some of whom seemed so important before and [...]