6 weeks post op and loving it!!!
Had cast removed today. Where’s my leg gone? Lost a fair bit of muscle and my skin looks like a snake ready to shed. Anyway very happy to have my cast off for good. My foot is already just past 90 degrees without any stretching. Very happy with that. Doc says start walking all the time now with the help of crutches for 5-7 days then ditch them altogether. I’m already taking small steps with very limited help from my crutches. Tendon very stiff. On to the stretching process and back to the doc in 2 weeks hopefully walking freely. Heal is a bit sore and ankle has some minor pain but everything seems to be working well so far. Looking forward to moving around the weight room and getting on the exercise bike tomorrow. Its only up for from here.
on July 3rd, 2008 at 1:09 am
Congrats Hattsy! It’s great to get back to walking (and being able to carry things). Try a loofah for the ’snake’ skin-
on July 9th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
cast removed - into a boot or what? In some ways, it sounds so vulnerable to be out of all that protection!
Congrats on your progress and your freedom!