Archive for April, 2009

Week 8 - No more crutches

Friday, April 24th, 2009

I went for my doctor’s appointment yesterday. A couple days prior I moved from 2 crutches to one. Just having the one hand free was awesome. I also was very please how good my bad leg felt. So I continued to use the one crutch until I went to my doctors appointment.
He saw me walking [...]

What socks to wear with the Boot?

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

Questions- What socks do you where with the Bledsoe boot????
My foot feels like it on fire from being so hot. I have socks that I got when they gave me the aircast to wear prior to surgery. But they are really thick. And I do have one of the anti-embolism socks. But that is way [...]

Cast Off- Bledsoe Boot On!

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

On Thursday I am to day I had the final cast removed. I was so looking forward to getting that darn thing removed.
While waiting for the doc to arrive I spoke with one of the guys who took the cast off (not sure what their title is?).
I read on here about two manufacturers of the [...]

Questions on circulation (Blue Toes)

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

I am on my 6th week wearing a cast. This Thursday it come off and I move to a boot.
I would have expected once my foot was brought back to 90deg (normal state) in cast my circulation would have gotten better.
I still get blue toes after standing or putting my leg down while sitting, after [...]

Week 5 - On my last Cast

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

I had doctors appointment today to get my final cast. Next week will be 6 weeks post surgery. I am so excited about moving to the next phase. I had to wait 2 hours in casting room for the doctor to arrive. He had 3 emergencies. The nice thing about the wait is I got [...]