The progression to full weight bearing in the boot went well enough, so I’ve set the crutches aside. That’s let me spend significantly more time on my feet, without much in the way of adverse effects (touch wood). I’ve got a cane, but haven’t needed it much (aside from signaling disability on the train).
The next two weeks will, I hope, see the removal of the heel wedges to put me at neutral. The first one is out and I barely noticed. Guessing I’ll notice the last one, though, because I can’t flex my foot to neutral unassisted.
And I had my second post-op visit last week. The surgeon seemed pleased enough. He confirmed the trajectory from here, more or less: at 8 weeks, the boot comes off (aside from uncontrolled or crowded environments). At 12 weeks, most of the restrictions should be off — and I can start working to regain strength, mobility and balance in earnest. So half-way to that.
It seems at least feasible, now that I’m without crutches, to resume some non-trivial physical activity. The therapist (new and improved) seems to want me to restrict my lower body work to the exercise bike and light theraband work. But I’m going to talk to the folks at my gym about figuring out something more strenuous with the stuff above my waist (it’s a Crossfit affiliate, and there isn’t much I could do there without being able to carry weights about — something I should be able to do now, at least in minimal fashion).
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Congrats, how long did it take you to progress to FWB with the boot. I got the ok on a monday and was told i should be walking without crutches in 2 weeks. I took it slow for a couple days the on friday i to a leap of faith and went off the crutches completely. I havent looked back since. That was last week. I havent had any problems except some tightness in my ankle. My tendon aches every now and then but nothing to bad. Im actually never given the traditional 4 wedges. I was only given one wedge about a 1/4 inch. So I have actually been walking with my foot close to 90 degrees. Keep at it. Best of luck to you.
Wow. Sounds like good progress. Congrats. Good luck with the rest of your recovery.
I took a week to go to full weight-bearing — I may have been able to do it more quickly, but since I had a full two weeks before I could go much further, I reckoned I may as well go easy. As it stood, I managed the move to FWB without any discomfort at all. The move to neutral-in-the-boot (no wedges) has, however, given me a bit of soreness towards the end of the day. Nothing terrible, but it’s noticeable.
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