Day 102

I had my follow up with my new PT. Again, the guy impressed me. He had me do all the exercises he had given me. As I was doing them, he and his employees were kinda in and out checking my form. He asked if anything was bothering me and when I said yes, he watched me do the exercise and showed me an alternative way to do it so it wouldn't bother my knee. He showed me how to watch in a mirror as I do my toe lifts (sitting, not standing) and how to keep my heel from wobbling as it goes down.We talked about the foot still wanting to roll out even in the cast and he showed me that if I shortened my steps and concentrated that the foot would stay more level. We also talked about the gym and what to do and not do there. I trust him, so I asked point blank if he really thought I could improve because I was feeling a bit defeated. He said ,"Yes," and that my biggest challenge was going to be to retrain my brain to not allow my foot to do what it's been doing for so long. So I've been working hard on doing things carefully and thoughtfully. I think I already notice a difference. I can kinda tell when the foot is kinda turning out and today after PT, the gym and swimming realized it was too tired to stay in proper form so sat and relaxed for a while. I'm not as far along as I had hoped by now, but think the things I am doing are helping, so............ Must be patient.