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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mary_sue76385 LilJohnson
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Are you doing any exercises? I've been doing Pilates and some upper body exercises, just modifying for my ankle. Curious what others are doing. I'm also curious what is involved in your PT when you go.
LilJohnson mary_sue76385
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I did some exercises, but not much. Didn't have the motivation.
I went to PT Monday and it was mostly an eval/give me exercises to do at home, but she did do some stretching and massaging. I go again tomorrow and expect I will be doing more.
yvonne13888 mary_sue76385
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LilJohnson yvonne13888
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Wow! I can't even get into the gym in a boot! (As in, I'm not allowed). Planet Fitness is dumb like that. If I was allowed in the gym with a boot, I would've worked out A LOT more back in the fall and would be back in the gym now.
yvonne13888 LilJohnson
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Finally will go to gym after work today. Yesterday no, worked from 6:00am to 8:30pm. Just knowing that the gym is possible today will make work go quickly. Xperience Fitness and the one that has the best machines! Can't wait!
mary_sue76385 yvonne13888
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I'm non weight bearing for seven more weeks, so just trying to strengthen everything else so I'm ready and strong when it's time to transition to walking. At 8 months post-op, how is your ankle? How bad was it broke?
mary_sue76385 LilJohnson
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LilJohnson mary_sue76385
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yvonne13888 mary_sue76385
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Ankle is triple fused and big toe has a plate. 11 pins and a plate. It's good now. Walking okay.
damien04647 yvonne13888
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Here's a question to anyone reading this post. As I said before I have had surgery just over 3 weeks ago. It will be 4 weeks on Wednesday. I'm trying to ROM exercises. As it is it's pretty difficult. I can move my ankle from side to side and I think I'm just dealing with stiffness. I can somewhat pull my foot up towards me and put it away a little. I'm fully expecting that to come back. What's kinda scared me today is I can move my toes upwards To my head but when I try curl them down the big toe twitches a little and then everything stops. No matter what I do there's no movement past the initial twitch of the toe. Anyone else experience this. I have numbness in my right foot and afraid that there may be nerve damage.