One week down....

[rocknrollgirl]

I saw my surgeon's wife today who is a partner in his practice. Here is what went down:

The stitches are out. I am going to suffice to say it was " moderately unpleasant" to have them removed. I have a blister of some sort that has developed on the outside incision. So I can't get it wet for another week.Poo.

It is still shockingly sore, so the doc told me to start to add some weight gently while I am crutching. Yep, that's right folks. I am still on crutches.

BUT, she took pity on the amount of discomfort I have been having so she bandaged me with lots of TLC. Considering that I ripped off the last dressing at 3 am on Tuesday, I think she saw I was not joking about needing it done with a bit more wiggle room.

So there you have it. So hopefully in about two weeks I will be able to get on my trainer. Maybe. Heck at this point I will settle for a good night's sleep and a chance to shave that leg!

[OakLeaf]

Ow, RnR. Hope the healing accelerates from here on. Don't be shy about the pain killers. You need to get some rest ...

[rocknrollgirl]

I had a pretty good night last night ( post me ripping off my dressing), so I am hopeful. Is it weird that I am afraid to weight it? Has anyone else experienced this?

[Crankin]

Yes, when I had my cast taken off, after I fractured my knee. This was many years ago, I was in terrible shape. It's the only time I've had a cast, I hated it, but when i had it removed, I could barely walk on my leg because I was so scared.

[ny biker]

Maybe start by just putting your foot flat on the floor while you're sitting down?

I know the process seems slow, but hang in there, you are making progress. I hope it heals well.

[rocknrollgirl]

I think I figured out what part of the problem is. When you have a boot on and you weight it. because the height is so different than your other leg you can evenly distribute. Last night went I went up to bed, I found a shoe, a Dansko clog that was even in height. It makes it much easier to stand and sort of gently weight my foot.

[OakLeaf]

Glad you're making progress!

I think the hesitancy is normal and probably healthy. Even a short time in a cast leads to a LOT of muscle atrophy, plus a lot of the proprioceptors live in the fascia, which will now have to find a completely different route around your foot than they did before your surgery. IME, doctors really tend to neglect the neuromuscular side of things. If it's not contraindicated, what I would be doing is a lot of non-weight-bearing movement of the foot and ankle, just to get your proprioceptors firing again, and accustomed to their new arrangement. Drawing the alphabet with each toe individually, that kind of thing.