Hard cast off and into a boot w/ heel lift to approx 15-20% plantar flextion. Haven’t had any real pain, mostly just minor annoyances. It’s amazing the calf atrophy in my left leg compared to my right. I’ve got one chicken leg and one with some beef on it.
It is really nice not to have [...]
3 Comments »
Filed under: Uncategorized
Today I went in to visit the Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Joshua Nadaud of Mid County Orthopaedics in St. Louis MO, for the first post-op check up. I had been in a split with soft cast to date and was hoping to be able to go to a boot and be more mobile.
Dr. Nadaud’s Nurse Practioner [...]
31 Comments »
Filed under: Uncategorized
Here are the Top 10 things I learned so far… This has been a good exercise in humbling myself:
1. I keep a large backpack close, that way I can move things around the house on my back when using crutches. Otherwise moving things on crutches is mostly impossible. I can kick some things down the [...]
5 Comments »
Filed under: Uncategorized
January 3rd I tore my left Achilles completely while running.
I had ran track in high school and college. I ran the 100, 200 & 800 in high school and also long & high jumpers. I was All-State multiple times. In college I ran my senior year (2000) 60 & 200 indoor and 200 & 400 [...]
1 Comment »
Filed under: Uncategorized
