Nov

26

On my own

November 26, 2011 | 7 Comments

Today I went to the Rec on my own. My trainer is out of town for the holidays. I did ok, other than sliding off a bench. I spent 20 min. on the arm bike and then did a few weights.

Nov

21

Back to the Rec

November 21, 2011 | 3 Comments

Happily back to the Rec for the second time. Working with my trainer, not a PT. My doctor is not sure if he will have me go to PT or not.

Nov

20

Xerosox and showers

November 20, 2011 | 8 Comments

I ordered a Xerosox last week after finding a link on this site.  It was supposed to take another week to come but I received it yesterday, along with a long overdue racing jersey from the triathlon club that I belong to.  The tech who put on my cast on Thursday had given me some [...]

Nov

18

First workout

November 18, 2011 | 7 Comments

My doctor said I could workout upper body. So I went to the Rec today and worked with my trainer, Sam, for an hour. It was great to be out and to be working with him again after two weeks. I am not ready to go on my own yet. I will only [...]

Nov

17

Post op appointment one

November 17, 2011 | 3 Comments

I went to the doctor’s today for my two week appointment.  It turns out that my surgery was a bit more complex than I thought it had been.  Since he did not detach the Achilles, I thought it had not been as complex.  I had a bone spur removed, a hole drilled in the heel [...]

Nov

17

Background story

November 17, 2011 | 61 Comments

I will be going to the doctor shortly for my first post op visit and will post after about the results.
My story
Basically, years of abusing my ankles and feet led to my Achilles injury.  My other blog milliejackson.wordpress.com tells the story of my journey over the past 18 months or so to lose 140 [...]

Nov

17

Hello world!

November 17, 2011 | 9 Comments

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