Just in Time for Summer

This post is for the ladies.  Yesterday, I decided to put a wedge type flip flop on the good leg.  I would say it was about a 2 inch lift.  Let me tell you, it was so much easier to walk and it felt like my good leg actually got a break and the tightness I was feeling in my lower back is gone.  It helped me stand straighter and the limp was not bad at all.  I was afraid I would bust up my good ankle by doing this (I became accustomed with a boot and a sneaker), but it felt great.  Plus, I was sick of wearing a sneaker to work with my pant leg rolled….let me know if any of you have done this. 

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Today was my second post-op appointment and the doc gave me the boot with 4 thin heal lifts.  I almost got my foot to neutral, but it got to the point where I just couldn’t push it anymore.  He said that as soon as I am comfortable, ditch the crutches and he will allow me two shoes after my next visit on August 18.  I have been walking - slowly, trying to get used to this before I go to work tomorrow.  The last thing I want to do is take a header in front of all of my coworkers.  I need to keep telling myself to slow down because I get a little too excited.  Sometimes I forget my coordination.

As soon as the cast came off, I almost cried because my calf has nothing left to it (plus the leg hair didn’t make me happy).  I have big, solid calves as they run in my family.  To see one calf withered away to nothing is quite upsetting, but since I am somewhat walking again, it will start to rebuild itself…hopefully to the way it was before the injury.

My doctor said that I can take the boot off to sleep, which made my husband happy as he is sick of getting kicked at night  :) He also said the write the alphabet using my foot 3 times a day. 

Nothing is worse then having to deal with this during the summer.  Right now in PA we are having a heat wave..The heat hits you hard when you walk out from air conditioning.  I hope the heat breaks soon..I sweat bullets even before I get to the car. 

Well - another month.  Hopefully I will be walking normally soon.  I can’t wait until I am able to FWB.  I am not sure how long I should wait until I try to FWB.   Any suggestions? 

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Just a quick question.  On the 21st I am going to get my first cast removed.  The doctor told me to bring my boot along because he is probably going to put me in it.  How painful will the appointment be due to stretching?  I have a pretty high pain tolerance, but just the thought is making me queezy.  The reason I ask is because I am not sure I should take the entire day off of work.  The last thing I want to do is sit at work all day in pain.  Thanks for any input.

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The Fourth of July is my favorite holiday.  I love the picnics, being with family and friends and the fireworks.  This is the first year ever that I am not able to partake in any of the festivities.  Well, I guess I could, but it is raining here in PA and I don’t feel like walking around on the crutches on the wet ground and risking another injury to another part of my body.  So today I will sit on my porch and kick back with an adult beverage. 

So my first day back at work was on Monday.  It wasn’t too bad.  Getting to the cafe was the hardest.  I just don’t want to be rolled around in a wheelchair, so I sucked it up.  Monday there was a lot of swelling, but by Wednesday there was some, but not a lot. 

My cast is feeling loose…anyone else have that problem? It’s probably a combo of loosing more muscle in my calf and swelling going down.  My next appt is on July 21. I am not sure if I should call them sooner since the cast is loose, or just wait.  I guess if the cast gets to the point where I can pull it off, I’ll call. 

Happy Fourth!

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