At twenty-six weeks, headed back in for a surf amidst smaller (knee-waist high) surf. The leg is functional enough for surf purposes; it’s my front foot, I might have noticed it more otherwise. I’ve felt capable of surfing for a few weeks, but the PT wanted me to hold off until I gained a bit more strength. My conditioning is off — I tired quickly — and I was rusty, but overall it went better than I expected. I even caught a few.
Speaking of which, I’ve very gradually gained back a bit of calf strength; I can manage to sort of walk on my toes. The next piece of the physical-therapy progression is a variety of little hops, jumps, and skips. That’ll occupy the next month, at least — with something resembling normal functionality on the horizon, I’m told.
I’m also planning to give a few of the regular Crossfit workouts a shot in the upcoming two weeks, modified to remove all the running and jumping, and anything that might involve landing from a height (rope climbs, e.g.).
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Great! I bet it was a joy to get back on the board. You flashed me back to the first times I bicycled to my post-ATR PT appointment, which is up a really big and steep hill in Toronto. (Northbound on Yonge St. from ~Bloor to Eglinton, for Torontonians and Google Earth geeks!)
I was so out of shape I thought I was going to die! First trip I actually walked a short while! But it was still a huge joy to get back to a beloved normal activity, and to work up a sweat and a huff-and-puff doing it.
Sounds like you are doing great! Lots of balance required to stand up regardless of which foot is effected so your PT must be working.
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