17 Week Post-Op Visit
Had my 17 week post-op visit today. The OS was very pleased with my progress and my wound has FINALLY closed. It sure has been one long process (see previous posts, if interested). The family and I went away for 4 days last weekend and it was the first time since being in 2 shoes and FWB that I did a lot of walking. We were in Steamboat Springs, a mountain resort here in Colorado. I had a difficult time as my lower back and hips are still very weak. I am following my PT protocol to a T and my achilles is totally pain free. This pain in my back is making it difficult to walk for very long. In addition, my PT copay is $50 per visit. I currently am going 2 times a week, however, I would like to drop down to 1 visit per week and add in 1 massage per week, which is also a $50 copay. I am not sure if this is the right thing to do or not. I am not financially able swing anything more than that. Even $100 a week is tough as I have been out of work with no income at all since the ATR on March 6th. I realize that I had been NWB for 13 weeks and I need to strengthen all areas. I should be thrilled to finally be walking, however, I feel quite depressed that my achilles is doing great and I am having such a hard time getting back to normal walking. I did tell the OS about this and his response was that I was going to need a lot of physical therapy.
