Out of the cast, into the boot!
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I'm almost 5 weeks post-op, and today, I was taken out of the cast and put into the boot! FWB and everything ! It's super exciting! I no longer have to hop around my apartment or try to cook on 1 foot...
I can go back to work, without my knee scooter right now, just in 4 hour shifts for now as to not strain my ankle too much -- my manager isn't happy that he can't schedule me for over 20 hours, he would like me to be working over 30 hours...but oh well. I would like me to be working over 30 hours as well!! But I'm not going to risk anything and want to heal properly.
It feels strange to walk. It doesn't hurt per say, it just feels weird. I'm starting PT on Monday, so that's in motion, and I go back to my doctor in 3 weeks.
And it's so weird, it seems that this boot is lighter than the last boot I had, even though they're both Aircast boots, and I'm sure the same style -- but the construction is a little different, so maybe it's just updated. No complaints here! I also might just be crazy lol.
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LilJohnson
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Yay! PT cleared me to walk in my apartment w/o the boot, unless I'm gonna be up doing things for awhile (cooking, dishes, cleaning etc). But if I'm on the couch watching TV and want to go to the bathroom or grab a drink, that's all fine and good. She was also impressed with my ROM, not so impressed with my hip strength though lol. I tried to keep that at least halfway decent, but it's really hard when you're NWB in a cast.
Also, there's pretty much no swelling...less than a cm of difference between my two ankles! All of this makes me more confident in everything.
becky7624 LilJohnson
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Yay for you! I hope that I do as well as you. Of course, I'm old enough to be your mother so I could be a little slower, but I'm going to try hard.
LilJohnson becky7624
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Lol. I'm sure you'll do great!
yvonne13888 LilJohnson
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becky7624 yvonne13888
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becky7624 LilJohnson
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LilJohnson becky7624
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I used a lot of cream lotion and it seems to have worked. Still have some peeling at the incision site, but that's no biggie.
becky7624 LilJohnson
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LilJohnson becky7624
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No. All I did was use a brand name and the words 'a ton'. Is that not allowed?
LilJohnson
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Sorry mods, but I'm really curious...
Moisturizing cream
LilJohnson
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Apparently there's something wrong with the brand name that I posted??
becky7624 LilJohnson
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I don't really know what the rules are here. Maybe if something is perceived as "advertising" it's deleted?
LilJohnson becky7624
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Maybe, but people talk about the iWalk 2.0 and Even Up all the time....so that doesn't really make sense. I don't understand the rules here to be honest.
And I used the brand name in the same way you used BioOil too.
becky7624 LilJohnson
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That's true, I hadn't thought about that.
john75639 LilJohnson
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I tried to tell a woman on this forum on what to put on her dry skin after taking off a cast or boot. It was sent to be moderated because it was a brand name starting with the letter"c". It was and still used by me because my legs look like wood bark when they are very dry
My diabetic doctor recommended the cream. You have to try a moisturizing cream that works. I tried another brand name cream but my skin turned bright red which meant I was allergic to it.
Why any message be sent to be moderated, I have no idea. If it occurs, I re write my message. It may take 2 to 3 tries, but eventually it will pass judgment