Never had a cast!

The one thing that I feel we need more info on is what to really expect during those painful first days. I was able to walk, albeit painfully, between the time I injured myself and the surgery. So I had fooled myself into thinking I might have some mobility afterwards…..NOT!  Even with crutches, just the weight of my boot and my foot being down was an intense pain! So for the first 5 days I really never left my bed. My loving wife waited on me like I was on my death bed.  Maybe the fact I did not have a cast made this period harder on me, but having to keep my leg up and iced all the time was hell.

So for all the poor souls that have joined our club, my advice is simple…. be ready to do NOTHING! I’m the type of person that has to be moving if I’m awake, so learning to deal with the fact that the only pain free movement I truly had was the radius of my arms reach was very hard for me. So sit back, relax, grab the remote or a good book and take pride in the fact that we all will be stronger people having endured this experience!!!!

Today marks my 1 week anniversary. After reading some of the blogs the past week I have to admit I am really surprised on how many different treatment paths that are being used for the same injury! I am throwing out another one for you, I never had a CAST! I left the hospital in Beldose boot with about 4 inches of wedges in the heel.  I was instructed I can WB as much as I could take pain wise.  Day 6 I actually was able to walk with crutches.

I take the boot off to rest and ice and I still am dealing with pain and swelling, but my doctor told me with this method I can be golfing within 7 to 10 weeks of my surgery! Now I can see some downfalls to this process. I have to be very careful about my leg when I have the boot off. Even things like my dog jumping on the bed can turn into a nightmare for me, but I do feel in the long run I will be very happy.