TWO SHOES!!!
Well, it’s been a while, but I’m still just as excited as I was on the day it happened!
I’ve been in TWO SHOES (with not even a sliver of a wedge!) since Monday, January 14th. That was also the day I saw my surgeon, who was very pleased with my progress.
Physical therapy has been going great! Last week, I started “landing”. Still not able to do a single heel raise. But once I’m up on my toes with both feet, I can shift my weight to my right (injured) leg, and do pulses and can balance on my right toes for a few seconds. So continued progress that I’m happy with!
I’m doing some light yoga, started hiking again a few weeks ago, and have done a barefoot walk on the beach. This Friday will be 17 weeks post-op. The time is finally starting to not seem so slow-going any longer.
I constantly remind myself to stay positive and be grateful. And have shifted my mindset to this injury happened “for” me, not “to” me. It’s not always easy, but when I think of all of the positive things that have happened in my life since this occurred, I know it truly did happen for me.
The road ahead will probably never be the same as it would have been without this injury, but I’m ready for it nonetheless!
Filed under: post-op and tagged mindset, physical therapy, post-op, progress, put in the work, recovery
Hi Tima,
That is a very insightful concept, to start believing the injury happened “for me.”
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. The positive thinking was very infectious.