Horray Air Cast
Well the hard cast is off, and the Air Cast is on, I can put a little tiny bit of weight on it, but it is going to be a few days before I can do anything significant as the foot is yet to achieve 90 degrees. This is actually more a hindrance then helpful because of my work backstage at My Fair Lady. Yesterday I was whipping around back stage like a mad man, today not sure if I will be able to work back stage for the entire performance. We will have to see, through I like the comfort of the air cast, my arthritis is going to make putting the damn thing on and off nearly impossible to do by myself.
Did talk quickly to the physio therapist, she says maybe can start physio in about 2 weeks if all goes well, and told me to get into the pool and swim, tread water, water jog. She says that will help speed the recovery. Friday morning I will drag myself to the pool, along with my wife who will have to drive for me as we have a standard and I won’t be able to drive because of the clutch.
Life is just a series of adventures.
Harry
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The best ATR-rehab protocol IMHO gets to PWB at 2 weeks and FWB at 4 weeks, all in an Aircast with 2cm of heel wedges. (They stay in the boot ’til 6 weeks.)
So I don’t understand why you think you’ve got to be at 90 degrees before you put weight on your leg. I was walking faster than almost all of my able-bodied friends in my boot, even before I got to 90 degrees.
Interesting, maybe that is a difference in treatment between Regions, they did not even suggest a heel wedge, which makes sense to me and then slowly take the wedge out over time. I see the doctor next week, as the Ortho was sick today, so I only saw the regular emergency on call doctor. Maybe I will go over to eh drug mart and by a wedge, Dr. Scholls makes some.
Harry
Heel wedges are also standard issue in ski shops and maybe hockey, skating, other sports that use and fit boots. The wedges have to be solid enough that they don’t get squashed by your weight.
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