- Tom has completed the grueling 26.2 ATR miles to full recovery!
Goal: 365 days from the surgery date.
Click here for the Group Marathon Tracker
- Tom has completed the grueling 26.2 ATR miles to full recovery!
Sep
2
Crutches, Get Thee Behind Me!
September 2, 2009 | |
5 weeks post-op tomorrow. This morning, my doc greenlighted me to:
a. Transition to no-crutch mode. I’m putting 2 wedges back in the boot and I’m free to hobble guilt-free (I’ve be cheating on this for 2 weeks now)
b. 2 weeks from today, he wants me full-time in 2 shoes.
I plan to take a wedge out in a couple days, then the other a few days after that. Then, about a week from now, I’m going to SLOWLY begin re-introducing my left foot to a shoe.
I am scheduled to begin PT in earnest next week. Can’t wait to get on with the work of rehab. These past 5 weeks have been a real lesson in patience. I’ve learned a lot, not the least of which is what an awesome wife I have (although I already knew this!). She could not have been more kind to me through all this.
Comments
2 Comments so far
Hi Tom,
I saw somewhere you were happy with your surgeon. Are you in the Atlanta area? I am facing possible surgery and want to make sure I have a good doc! Any referrals are appreciated.
Thanks!
Gator:
Email me your contact info to:
frederickhenry at hotmail.com and I’ll be happy to refer you to my doc. I could not be more thrilled with his work and bedside manner
that is … unless you are a UF fan, in which case I’ll have to refer you to a 85-year-old lady I know who specializes in acupuncture. I believe she’s out of prison now.