Finally made it to 2nd follow up appt.!
After being sick, having a tummy bug from hell and having to reschedule twice, I finally made it to my 2nd follow up appt for my Achilles Tendon Lengthening Surgery. The surgeon said the incision looks good and it is healing nicely. He said it’s time to get the physical therapy started, 2 - 3 days a week and he wants me to do water therapy. YAY!! There is a place that’s about a 20-30 minutes away, it will be a bit of a drive, but I have a couple chauffeurs that hopefully will be willing to help. I know that I will do better working on all this in the water due to my weight and my bad back so I am really excited he ordered the water therapy.
He said he’s turning me loose now so I progress as I am comfortable and along with the PT therapists recommendations. I’ve been trying to use my cane more and not as dependent on the walker and I can stand fine, not holding on to anything!
He did say that he thinks I should have then lengthening done on my right AT as well. He wants me to work on it in PT and see if I can get it stretched out that way, then we will take a look at it and decide. I really don’t want to go through this all again, but after the way this one feels so much better and my range of motions is a lot better, it might be worth it…..but, not for awhile, I don’t want to be down all summer.
I’ve been doing a lot of spring cleaning and getting things in order. Hopefully the PT therapy will help me get even more mobile. I am on a roll and really looking forward to our upcoming vacation in June!!