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Well it’s been a good week. I went away for the weekend and learnt to love the boot. It did make it easier to walk around especially as the hotel was about 500 years old and the floors sloped in all directions. We were on the Suffolk coast and it was very windy so the crutches were needed too. But it was great to be out in the fresh air and walking around.
I have also been swimming, it was bliss to be in the water. The local pool has a staircase into the pool which they kindly set up for me which made it easy to get in and out. I only managed 12 lengths (300m) but it felt great.
I am walking around the house in crocs without crutches and just rest when it starts to swell. I try to resist the temptation to ‘crab walk’ and make an effort to walk normally.
The physio noticed a big difference in my ROM and has given me more exercises - standing on tip toes while holding onto furniture , some long slow lunge stretches and kneeling back with my feet in plantar position. It’s great to have something to do to help myself.
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Wow that sounds brilliant - can’t wait to catch you up. Still working on ROM here but improving daily. Well done you and keep up the good work.
Comment by liverpoollass 11.09.10 @ 5:58 pmThis is great news, I am soooooooooo pleased for you!! I hope that I can do all the things you can at week 10, they sound pretty advanced to me.
Comment by heather 11.09.10 @ 6:31 pmStanding on tiptoes sounds advanced to me, too! Am I becoming a wimp, or are several of you going much faster than my fave fast protocol? There are no prizes for speed, other than good healing, ya’ know!
Comment by normofthenorth 11.10.10 @ 4:32 amNorm, I’m only doing what the physio told me to do! It is very hard but nothing ventured nothing gained. My prize is to get back to work and start driving again. As Parisski said, we all progress at different rates as you’ll find when you have your heart op.
Comment by teresa1 11.10.10 @ 4:52 am