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Week 6
August 10th, 2012 by michelle153
Hi everyone,
My wound is healing well and just about fully closed. Unfortunately, i still have to work and my foot still gets swollen every day and shrinks when i go to bed and put my leg up. I keep it on a stool at my work desk to help a little bit.Just recently the wound on my foot would feel uncomfortable even while sleeping. It felt like it was stretching - could that be the pulling of the skin back together(a bit of the wound is still open)?
I visited a local Physio on Tuesday, I am just so relieved that i saw her. She is truly amazing. I am going to the hospital today for an ultrasound, seeing the Physio and my surgeon/doctor (who i am seeing for the first time in 4 weeks). This was actually my Physio’s idea which is something my mother disagreed with at first. I am excited that my recovery is well under way now.
An orthopedic surgeon will be visiting the Cook Islands (home country) next month - who happens to be my Physio’s former work colleague. She says he is a very good doctor and made an appointment for me :). I have been excercising my foot trying to move my ankle back and forth but it still feels very tight and fragile but that could just be me exagerating. There is no pain though.
any advice/comments?
I wish you all the best 
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ATR Timeline
- Name: michelle153
Location: Cook Islands
Injured during: Netball
Which Leg: L
Status: PWB
705 wks 2 days Post-ATR
704 wks 4 days
Since start of treatment
Michelle 153
- michelle153 has completed the grueling 26.2 ATR miles to full recovery!
Goal: 160 days from the surgery date.
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on August 10th, 2012 at 4:01 pm
I am at 6 weeks today. Wound healed up great and ROM is pretty good. I have no pain at all just tight. I work it 2-3 times a day to improve the ROM. I don’t go back to see the Dr. Until 23rd Aug I hope to loose the crutches then and start load bearing and walking?!?!
I have been pushing my own PT, not been to any PT appointments as of yet again I hope that starts in a couple of weeks. I know everybody is different and you know yourself how far you can push it. I probably push more than I should but this is killing me not training as I used to! Happy healing keep it going!!!
on August 10th, 2012 at 8:23 pm
M, in addition to all the obvious causes of tightness or inflexibility, simple inflammation (= swelling) can cause those symptoms all by itself! So rest, elevate, use ice, try a compression sock if you can do so safely (at first, they’re scary to put on and take off), and Control That Swelling!
Glad you found a pro you believe in!