Just like all the other foot blogs I've read, as soon as we start getting more mobile we hardly post any more. I know, for me at least, it's just so nice to be able to do something that the last thing I think of is blogging.
An update of how things are going - basically, well. I am 100% weight bearing but prefer using a cane when I walk across a lawn or uneven ground. I think that is more because the stupid cast is a bit wobbly. Also, I really have very little strength in the muscles on the outer portion of the cast, so don't trust them to hold me if something happens. I plan to discuss this with the physical therapist when I see her next. Walking or weight bearing without he cast is just barely becoming possible - still more in my mind than anything else. I did barely stand in the shower yesterday, but had a Teva type sandal on to give me padding. It was scary to use the uncasted foot and I was very tentative. I'm excited to get to the point of standing in the shower without a bath stool there as backup because that means I can go swimming and shower afterwards. The nurses told me that at about this time I can start experimenting with wearing a shoe. The limiting factors right now are definitely swelling, pain and being able to get by without the cast on. I suspect the pain and swelling will continue for quite some time. Such is life.
Pain - 0 to 3, Swelling 1 - 5.
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