8 1/2 weeks and walking without boot, OK limping is better!!
I know I’ve been very remiss on updating of late. I’ve returned back to work, so needless to say I don’t have as much “time to myself” as I did those first few weeks! So here’s my update. At 8 weeks I had the last wedge taken out of my boot and a flat insert was put in to fill the hole on the bottom of my boot. So far I’m OK with this, but then my Doc threw me for a loop. I’m to ease out of the boot as soon as possible, however, here’s the kicker, I’m not to do any foot extensions with a band or toe raises. So riddle me this Batman, how do I “walk” without going up on the ball of my foot?? I am sometimes not the sharpest knife in the drawer and this was a time I was more like a spoon for I did not catch this until I actually tried to walk! Now, I have been in two shoes a couple of times, in fact, I wore shoes to an entire workday. The feeling of being in shoes was great, but I think I could crawl faster than I’m limping now. I have no pain in the tendon when I try to walk, just after a few hours the soft tissue behind the ankle starts to give me a little discomfort. I still have the numbness in the right side of my foot and it looks like I’m going to have to live with. I tell you what, I can fly with the boot on now! I was finally able to get in my pasture and work my horses some this week. I know it will be a long time before I’m back in the saddle, just doing ground work with them was uplifting. Since summer is coming to an end, I went ahead and turned my tags in for my Harley since I know I’m a long way from riding that too! BUMMER!!! For my dear friends that are just starting this journey, keep the faith! The progress may be slow, but it does happen!!!!
August 22nd, 2008 at 9:28 pm
horselvr - glad that you are taking it slow with 2-shoes. It’s one of the more fragile times so you are doing the right thing by taking it easy. Glad that you’ve been able to work with your horses again. congrats!
August 23rd, 2008 at 8:59 pm
I’m going neck-to-neck with you timewise, also in getting release so soon. But I haven’t taken out the extra wedge yet, and it seems to be up to me to decide when. It’s a very strange state to be in; I seem to be getting even more cautious as the end of the tunnel approaches. No way will I risk going through this again! So reading about you - I would be careful about uneven surfaces out in the pasture; you need a flat and even surface to avoid any sudden twisting. My doc did mention that.
Mary
August 25th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
I cheated a bit on my wedges. When the second one came out it hurt like hell, so for the rest of them I would do a dry run the night before my appointment and see how it felt. I have been doing a day in shoes and a day in the boot. What’s really intresting is, in shoes I don’t seem to have much pain, but when I put the boot back on it hurts like hell for a while. With the boot on, I am like superman! Heck I have actually caught myself running a step or two. But take it off and I can’t walk staright! I try to be as careful as possible in shoes!!