I am able to put a bit of weight on my cast leg when I am standing, but I can’t walk on it yet. The PA told me to limit the weight bearing to about 20-30 lbs.So I got the bathroom scale out, stood on it with the cast leg on the scale and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'weight bearing'
Day 21 - Partial Weight Bearing
February 29th, 2008 · 36 Comments
Tags: Day * · achilles injury · recovery · weight bearing
Day 18 - Removing the stitches, new cast
February 26th, 2008 · 19 Comments
I went into see the doctor today, it’s been 2 weeks, 1 day since the surgery.
The nurse removed the cast, and I finally got to see my left heel, stitches and all. Here is a nice picture of it:
It was a relief to have the cast off since I was able to scratch [...]
Tags: Day * · achilles injury · doctor visits · early weight bearing · itching · recovery · surgery · weight bearing