Posted on February 11th, 2016 by hollymt5
Has anyone ever used a drop-foot or AFO brace during the month they have transitioned into regular shoes? I’m trying to find something to protect my foot after I am out of the boot. I just want to do anything I can to avoid a re-rupture. My friend was given an AFO Brace years ago [...]
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Posted on February 9th, 2016 by hollymt5
Well, I now officially know why people cry in physical therapy. Up until now, it’s been pretty fun, aside from the occasional massage/torture on scar tissue. Today, my physical therapist asked me to do things I don’t even remember how to do- like stand up from a chair without using my arms and leaning forward [...]
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Posted on February 3rd, 2016 by hollymt5
Just when I feel like I am making such great progress, I realize how far I still have to go. I started driving on Sunday. While I have great control over my right foot, I still am paranoid about the chance of re-rupture. I have to use my left foot to really brake hard or [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2016 by hollymt5
At week 7, I started up physical therapy again. My previous physical therapist had taken a new job and wasn’t going to be there so I opted to go to a physical therapist who focuses only on foot and ankle issues. My friend and tennis instructor (who was on the court when I initially [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2016 by hollymt5
The trip and the holidays made those 5 weeks NWB fly by. I saw my ortho at the 5 week point and he was much more positive this time. This time, my foot responded to the Thompson test and so there was a little cheer by everyone when it moved! He was much happier [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2016 by hollymt5
This was going to be interesting… navigating through airports, new hotels, new places, different countries… all on one foot and a knee scooter. I had so many questions and the “unknown” was unnerving. I had already been dumped on my scooter because of bumps in the road so I was pretty nervous and feeling pretty [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2016 by hollymt5
I wear a size 9 women’s shoe so I was really in between sizes. When I ordered my Vacocast, I went back and forth trying to decide on a small or a medium. I chose small based not the advice of the Vacocast team. They said I was right in between and it would be [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2016 by hollymt5
My follow up with my doctor was 3 weeks after being casted. We were supposed to leave for our Florida and Caribbean vacation 2 days later so I was eager to see what the doctor had to say.
They removed the cast and he flipped me over to do the Thompson test. The Thompson test is [...]
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Posted on January 19th, 2016 by hollymt5
This time around, I decided I’m investing in good equipment. I ordered my Vacocast, found a new knee scooter that doesn’t tip so easily, bought cushions for the crutches, and found awesome waterproof cast protectors at Walgreens. Although I couldn’t put my Vacocast on yet, the new equipment made life SO much easier. Sadly, insurance [...]
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Posted on January 19th, 2016 by hollymt5
Just shy of 10 weeks post-op, I was out running errands. Dumb errands- buying Christmas scented candles at the mall, grocery shopping (I have plenty of family members who would have done it for me), decorations for Christmas cookies for a get together we were having that night. All day, I kept thinking how my [...]
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