Plaster changed foot moved up
I went back to the hospital this week to have my plaster changed and my foot moved up, i also had a look at the scar for the first time. I was pretty nervous about this appointment as i did not know what to expect in regards to the size of the scar and how painful/ possible it would be to move my foot. First off i went in to see the doctor and he explained that i would now actually have 5 more weeks in plaster bringing me to mid july, at this time i would hopefully be able to move my foot up halfway and then in 3weeks i’d return to complete the process after this i will be following a physio programme, this all being if everything goes according to plan and if there are no complications, difficulties.
After seeing the doctor i went in to see the nurse, she cut the plaster and then called the doctor to look all was fine the scar is not too bad i would say approx 3 inches in length from the back of my heel, and quite thin looking a bit tight and ‘wrinkled’ around the heel area, my leg has got very thin there is like no muscle left i was so shocked by this. i was nervous moving my foot up felt tight as i pushed my foot up and i could feel it pulling along the achilles area. Now when i put both feet flat on the floor whilst sitting the injured foot is defiantly not as pointed down however my heel is still about 2 inches from the ground with my feet out in front of my knees so not at a right angle if that makes sense(please note these are all just approximate and i’m not entirely sure i am testing/comparing the progress in the best way) any better ideas greatly appreciated? When i stand up and put the injured foot out in front knee straighted horizontally e.g \ my foot is flatter but heel is stiil a few inches from the ground whereas before only my toes could touch the ground. i hope all this does not sound confusing. I was pretty excited about this progress really feels like i’m getting somewhere and i do hope all continues to according to plan. On leaving the hospital i do think that if it felt that tight how on earth will i manage to move it up futher in a few weeks time does it loosen over time? is this how it felt for others? i do get scared that it would re-ruptue that would be my worst nightmare. There have been so many times where i’ve been fed up and just want the time to HURRY UP as i can’t take much more but reading everyones blogs has kept me positive and confident that although it seems endless i really won’t be hopping forever and I WILL get back to dancing and the achievement will be worth it. Thank you for taking the time to read my update