Between exercises I couldn't resist stretching the band to its full length like a bow with my ankle then launching it at my dogs who went crazy at the sound of it flying across the room.
Looking at my foot and ankle I’m really surprised at how much bruising there is. For whatever reason I did’t think about bruising when it came to the surgery and afterwards.
The Doctor indicated that the femoral block would get me “over the hump” for the majority of the post-Op pain, but I’m experiencing some pretty good shots of it throughout the day.
I was working on something at the house and accidentally folded my toe into the hardwood floor and it crippled me to ground in seconds, pretty severe, and unexpected to say the least.
But being down with an injury doesn’t mean that one is out, and I managed to find a few old CD’s which led to an impromptu jam session and some “Random Acts of Dancing” as I boogied peg leg style. (Picture the scene in Forrest Gump where he starts dancing to Elvis Presley’s guitar playing)
”You got new legs Lieutenant Dan”!!!
Hiya, how's your recovery coming along?
ReplyDeleteI had an ankle arthroscopy on 7th Jan and am beginning to develop cabin fever from being cooped up in my house for so long!
are you able to walk properly now? I can only put a teeny bit of weight on the front of my foot but as my surgeon removed inflamed tissue from my heel it's still a bit tender there so makes walking impossible!
Tara
Hey Tara, the recovery is going well, just more slowly than I care for. I continue to do range of motion exercises to keep my ankle flexible; I can put my full weight on the ankle and walk, but only for short periods of time.
ReplyDeleteI’m having significant “tingling” in my foot that points to minor nerve damage (which should subside in a few months time, but is disconcerting none the less).
Hopefully your surgery will enhance your active life style as I’m hoping for the same here…
Steve