From boot to shoe in an hour!
I wanted to tell people about my physio today, at the Sports Injury Clinic. In the UK, you seem to get none on the nhs for this so unless you have insurance or self fund like me, so much for our so-called equitable health service here.
I had been frustrated at lack of progress. The first thing was the discomfort and lack of flexibility in the foot. Feeling I should be further on.
He’s called Steve, have remembered that so I can scream it in pain when all his abuse has its effect later! He did a fantasic physical assessment, pushing and pulling this way and that, asking when it felt stretched, when it felt sore, where sore. So he knew how much to push me. So we ditch the boot except for getting around the house, practice sitting with bare foot flat to floor, walking in shoe with frame but putting increasing weight through bad foot. He showed me loads. Next time bring a shoe he said. So we took out the last wedge, which had been impossible only this morning. Its been out since. I got home and put on my running shoe, it actually would go on. Could take little steps in frame with it. Next we ditch the frame for a stick, after a week of strengthening work.
It was so good, feeling safe enough to try things.
New goal, to ditch boot, frame, and drive!
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What is a “frame? I’ve seen it mentioned but always by people in the UK.”
Congratulations on your progress. I was FWB November 9 and 2 shoes November 15, when I could finally get a shoe on my left foot. Once you get to 2 shoes, I think you’ll be amazed at how fast you progress. I can now get my ski boot on and spent most of December 19 and 20 in my boots on the snow skiing.
I’m guessing that “frame” is British for what we call a “walker” in North America. (Disclaimer: I am occasionally wrong!)
You can do it!!!!
I’m a day behind you in recovery and have been in shoes for 3 weeks now and driving for 2 days.
And mine was a right foot.
Yes, US friends, frame is a walker. But am now not wearing my boot but my sport shoes, high runners, at home, or bare feet. Not to FWB, just to get feet used to being at the right angle. And the foot feels better for it by far.
But I don’t regret the skiing, too early for me and I crave some relaxation somewhere warm!