15 weeks post ATR and all good so far
Hello,
It has been a while since my last post - (that sounds a bit like a confessional!) so thought I would do a quick update. On the whole things seem to have been going pretty well and am pretty much back to normal life. But then “normal” life for me isn’t running marathons or cycling 100km a day - much as I would like it to be! Anyway, am still seeing the physio and she is very pleased with how things are going and when I saw her today she was basically saying go for it and do some jogging - but then I didn’t jog before so that would be impressive if I started now! But more seriously she was encouraging me to do a lot more heel lifts and walking up hill and for longer and yes I could try horse riding again. To me it all feels very tight and I am very underconfident about doing too much, especially with stories like 2nd timers and others who re-ruptured in these early days. I am tending to have a more softly softly approach, and besides it is quite tricky keep up a rehab routine that is very intensive around the kids - I might get a couple of heel raises in and then get interrupted. I find I am managing to get through most of the stretches done in the shower first thing in the morning but then often I may not do many more later in the day. Whilst I haven’t got matching legs quite yet, they are getting more similar by the day and very little swelling these days.
Hope everyone else is moving forward too; it does get better just very slowly. A friend of mine has just dislocated and fractured her elbow and she also lives rurally with young children - she struggles to even cook dinner - at least with an ATR once your are positioned somewhere you can get on with things - it is all relative isn’t it!
October 13th, 2009 at 2:32 am
That is great news and all the better as summer is coming in NZ
Enjoy the beach and the sun with 2 shoes…
October 13th, 2009 at 7:47 am
So glad to hear things are progressing well. You can always find someone worse off than yourself can’t you. Fully understand the confidence issues and the trying to fit exercises in with family life! As you say you weren’t hugely athletic beforehand so slowly but surely will get you back where you want to be.
Take case,
Sam
October 13th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Good to hear from you again Rainbow.
It sounds like great progress since the last post.
I really envy the 2 shoes - make the most of them!
Chris
October 13th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Hi rainbow, glad to hear from you again! It is great if you do not have swelling, healing must be progressing well. And there is nothing wrong with being cautious.
Take care.