2 MONTHS OUT FOOT FUSION
I have been remiss in writing sooner but I have been very busy. I managed to do very well for the month I had my cast on. Once I got it refitted the time went quickly. I started back working and learned to get around as best as I could. The weather remained on the cool side until the last week of my cast. The real aggravating part was not being able to go full in shower and wash that leg. It has been hard to not do everything I want, but managing it. I went for my checkup to go into the boot/aircast and that went well. My healing was on target. My swelling was minimal and my skin wasn’t horrible. I did what I was told and the doctor could tell because the healing was on target. I have to say that the boot was a major letdown. I never expected it to feel so big and be so heavy. It is heavier, more confining and hotter than the cast. The saving grace is that it can be removed when relaxing, showering and sleeping. I never worried about getting out of bed and walking on my foot. I leave it right at my bedside so I would have to step on it when getting out of bed. I still use the commode on occasion when I wake up in the middle of the night to pee. I still hate that but there is no way I could make it to bathroom stumbling so the commode is by the bed just a few steps away and I get to it with the walker.
I found it very difficult to balance with the boot. I am short at 5’2” and the very next day I was navigating a step and went down. I bent my good ankle right over and sprained my ankle very badly. Luckily my husband was beside me. I should not have gone to work the next day until I got used to balancing with the boot. I had worked all day and was very tired and had actually been out of sorts all day. Lesson learned is know when to quit.
I am 2 weeks with the boot and doing better. My good ankle is finally doing better and I am so thankful I didn’t break anything. I have to say I had a major meltdown and cried like a baby when I got home after falling. It took me 2 days to calm down. I had done so well and been upbeat but that fall did me in. I have started therapy and am currently 25% weight bearing. It is hard to not push it and do more. It would be easy to walk on it but I keep thinking long term and I do have patience. What is still so hard is not being able to carry things while doing housework etc. It is so time consuming getting things done. I have discovered my age for sure. It takes a great deal of strength to get around and being 60 I knew I wasn’t in great shape but this really woke me up. Being busy all the time isn’t the same as a good exercise routine to stay in shape.
My wound is healed up and I hope to get in the water and swim so we are working on figuring out how to get me in the lake. I have a life vest to float in water in but just have to navigate getting in and out. I am also trying to figure out driving. I have to get my independence back. I am thinking that at 75% I could drive the 12 miles to work with a good hard regular boot on in the car. I work at home most of the time but need to go into the office twice a week.
I found it very difficult to balance with the boot. I am short at 5’2” and the very next day I was navigating a step and went down. I bent my good ankle right over and sprained my ankle very badly. Luckily my husband was beside me. I should not have gone to work the next day until I got used to balancing with the boot. I had worked all day and was very tired and had actually been out of sorts all day. Lesson learned is know when to quit.
I am 2 weeks with the boot and doing better. My good ankle is finally doing better and I am so thankful I didn’t break anything. I have to say I had a major meltdown and cried like a baby when I got home after falling. It took me 2 days to calm down. I had done so well and been upbeat but that fall did me in. I have started therapy and am currently 25% weight bearing. It is hard to not push it and do more. It would be easy to walk on it but I keep thinking long term and I do have patience. What is still so hard is not being able to carry things while doing housework etc. It is so time consuming getting things done. I have discovered my age for sure. It takes a great deal of strength to get around and being 60 I knew I wasn’t in great shape but this really woke me up. Being busy all the time isn’t the same as a good exercise routine to stay in shape.
My wound is healed up and I hope to get in the water and swim so we are working on figuring out how to get me in the lake. I have a life vest to float in water in but just have to navigate getting in and out. I am also trying to figure out driving. I have to get my independence back. I am thinking that at 75% I could drive the 12 miles to work with a good hard regular boot on in the car. I work at home most of the time but need to go into the office twice a week.
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