Askeladden’s AchillesBlog

Spent the last four days in Copenhagen on business. Suit and boot looked snazzy together. I left with one crutch to help me through airports. In the end, it was a bit of a nuisance, but it did help me with the sympathy vote in security and immigration lines. Last night after arriving back home again, the foot was quite swollen, but I had been drinking copious amounts of water and hence running to the bathroom every 30 minutes or so, so no issue with DVT. Compression sock helped, as well.

There are a lot of cobblestones in Copenhagen. The boot does not like cobblestones, so I found myself walking in traffic more often than not. I found myself moving around forgetting to use the crutch, and feeling like a bit of a fraud, so I left the crutch at the hotel, and hobbled around as best I could. By the time I was ready to come back, I was perfectly comfortable without the crutch. I also spent time with the exercise bike and equipment while at the hotel, which felt great. Yup, I’m back in the travel saddle!

And this evening, I walked down the street and back up again in two shoes, and one crutch. It was an old mans walk, but it felt great to be out of the boot, and since I have a rigid boot, it feels good to put a little pressure on the tendon while walking. Not a lot, but enough to feel the blood flowing and the muscles activating.

The doctor said he would likely have me ditch the boot at the next visit, which will be on the 28th. Seems about right. While the foot feels much more stable now, I need to get some strength back, and some exercises and careful walking in shoes should help. A friend who tore his AT some years ago told me he spent hours walking on the beach. Sounds like good advice, though I’m too far away from the beach for that to be a daily activity.

So - all in all a good week! I have the last scene from “The usual suspects” in my head, when Kevin Spacey walks away with a limp that magically vanishes as he walks down the street. I like that image.

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