The cast is still on my foot -aaaaaarrrrgggghhhh! I am going castless 2 times a day for 5 minute intervals, but do stretch that a bit when I'm in the middle of something like loading the dishwasher or straightening the house. I don't stretch it much - I want to follow my PT's instructions as well as possible. The foot/leg is getting stronger and those 5 minutes get easier and a bit more "graceful" each time. I put graceful in quotes because none of it is very fluid; I feel like I'm walking crooked and it feels clumsy. The back is still screaming off and on. Massage with a good therapist works wonders, but what I really need is to get the cast off. My PT says about 10 days and I can start getting it off for way more time. My fingers are crossed. Swimming also helps the back and I'm working on getting back up to a mile. It is slow work because I don't want to overdo it and have to go backwards. I began with 12 laps and am going to do 22 to 24 today. I'm adding two laps a week. I also started at ground zero on weights. That is really hard because the mind keeps saying, " 30 pounds," and I have to do 10. I guess all good things come with time. One my coworkers had a fusion last year and he keeps telling me I just have to be patient. Easy to say, hard to pull off!
Pain - 1, Swelling 1 - 3.
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