Cleared for 2-shoes outdoors!!!!

Which also means, DRIVING!!!!

BYE BYE, BOOT!  It’s been great, but I won’t miss you at all.

First of all, I finally got my disabled placard yesterday!  Yes, 9 weeks too late…  (Took a while to get the doctor’s signature since he is 1.5 to 2 hours drive away and scheduling a DMV appt took a while too)

In my last update, I mentioned going to neutral a week early.  Well, after 3 days of it, I felt a little Achilles pain, so I quickly switched back a 10 degrees lift.  After a week (week 8), I gave neutral another try and I’ve been in neutral for about a week now.  Feeling pretty comfortable in neutral now.  For those using the Vaco boot, switching between the 15 degrees wedge and the flat bottom is definitely a big jump.

Lastly, I JUST STARTED 2-SHOES INDOORS LAST NIGHT!!!  It felt a little weird to be in two shoes for the first time in over two months, but no pain, so I can’t complaint.  Making progress!

Happy healing everybody!

I visited my doctor for a check-up today and got a couple pieces of good news!

He said my progress was good.  So far I’ve been pretty painless and almost no swelling.  My ROM is great too.  Because I am looking pretty good, he is allowing me to move towards neutral a week early!  AND I no longer have to wear the boot when I sleep.  AND if I feel pretty good in a week, I can be 2-shoes around the house!!!!

2-shoes in a week!  So excited!  (But also a little nervous too)

Hopefully everybody is doing well too.  Happy healing!

I just started FWB 3 days ago and it’s awesome to be able to use my hands again!  I think one of the best things with FWB is to be able to walk and use my phone at the same time!

The timing of FWB was impeccable.  We just had 80 people at our son’s 5th birthday party.  It was so great to be able to help with setting up, walking around the party, and cleaning up.  My heel felt a bit beat up after a day of standing, but otherwise I am feeling pretty good.

I was a little tentative to follow the schedule and go FWB AND down to -10 degrees (from -20), so I have myself at -15 degrees and I’ll inch down to -10 as the week progresses.

Happy healing everybody!