Day 21 & back in the gym…….thank our dear lord. Of course, no cardio, but it does feel amazing to be back and active. It looks like I will be on short term disability for a total of seven weeks. My company has been fully supportive of my recovery and for this ~ I’m truly humbled. My official physical therapy starts next Monday and should continue 3-4x a week until I regain fully functionality of my foot.
Here is the boot my orthopedic surgeon sent me home in.
Here is my incision and it is healing nicely!
As far as range of motion…….. I believe I have 15% total range of motion in my right foot. Range of motion by my definition: ability to point foot down, pull foot all the way up and turn my foot out to the side. This is amazing considering my cast was removed six days ago.
I can take the boot off if Im stationary, showering & sleeping. Oh the joy of sleeping on my stomach! Also, I realize just how much I was compensating for the instability in my ankle. I don’t have the ankle pain I had in the past from the instability, but I am having heel pain. Is it the boot? trauma from three surgeries in eight months? ………who knows ~ but I will overcome this and make a full recovery!