FWB and shoes
Physio again today, she’s very pleased with progress. I can now walk in bare feet and shoes without any help but with a limp. The tendon is still tight so have new stretches; leaning against the wall tith AT foot at back - like a runners stretch and standing on a stair with AT foot with heal over edge and gently stretch AT below the step gently. Also have new theraband strength exercises. So all going well. Also picking up a new automatic car today so will have my freedom back. It’s been a long journey but I feel like I’m getting some normality back. I know there is still a long way to go, to anybody else I probably still look like a hobbling old woman, but to me I’m standing and walking on my own 2 feet. Typical that just as I’m getting back onto my feet the snow comes, so I have no intention of leaving the house without my boot for a while, but little by little I’m getting there. 
November 30th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Well done you!
Ditto! I think I’m walking really well until I compare myself with other people! Still every week I find I can do something I couldn’t do before. You seem to be the same, I think it’s great your independence and mobility is coming back to you.
Here’s to getting back to the real world (weather allowing)!
December 1st, 2010 at 7:32 am
re you limp ,
my mates said i went from looking like an “oul fell” with a limp
to a gangsta rapper with one of them fake limps……………
dont know which is worse ;>)
re your tendon being tight , mine was like that a few weeks back so its all on course as mines is much looser now .
as you say , just need the snow to go away now .
well done
December 1st, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Phil, your comment made me laugh so much!!! Can’t wait to get to the limping stage, I’m still at the hopping stage - 6 weeks 3 days and still NWB.
Thanks for the various comments on the various different walkers. I went for the Aircast because that was the one my doctor has worked with before - although he is still very reluctant to use it even though I have bought my own. Can’t wait till it arrives, I’ll be ready to take my own cast off!
Thanks LL, I’ll have the febreze at the ready :0)