One week down....

[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.

[rocknrollgirl]

Thanks Oak for the advice. I have been wiggling my toes a lot since the cast came off and flexing my ankle. I will add in some alphabets ( while I am binge watching Sleepy Hollow)

[Sky King]

I stumbled across this thread and maybe I shouldn't have read it My neuroma surgery is the 28th and I keep telling myself two weeks and I will be on a strong road to recovery... I don't run but this time of year do a ton of walking as the roads are to icy biking. Having read this, I see the trainer is going to be my close buddy in February. Glad to hear you are "almost" clear