In 6 days I go for my 12 week follow up, even though yesterday was actually 12 weeks. I think I am ready to try walking without the boot, but probably at first with a crutch. That thought is based on the fact that I felt like my leg and foot would collapse when I tried it a while ago. I am scared, but can't wait.
I pretty much go back to work tomorrow. I'm a teacher and school doesn't start until next week, but I've been in my room working the last 2 days and have training the next two days. My foot handled yesterday well - 4 hours total at work. Today I did 6 hours and the foot was pretty sore after I got home and fixed dinner. I'm nervous to see how it goes once the kids arrive.
As far as how is the foot doing compared to the last 3 months, I guess pretty good. It is definitely not swelling like before. It does swell, but maybe to a 3 or a bit more. The toes are still the problem kids, and my forefoot, especially on the bottom, gets pretty sore. I can't tell if that's from the cast or not. I'm hoping once I get into real shoes, that the bottom of my foot pain improves. I certainly know that my Croc sandals have more cushion than the cast, but I don't think sandals will cut it at first. My toes are still pretty numb. It is so weird to clip the nails because I can't feel the clippers with my toe tips and have to rely totally on eyesight which isn't 20/20 any more - to say the least. Right now the original break (a Jones fracture, for those of you who know what it is) is achy. It was that fracture that finally threw me over the edge as far as loss of stability and lots of pain. Hopefully that will be improved.
Pain 1 to 2, swelling 1 to 3.
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