Wow! Dec. 1st is 6 months. I was told my foot will be at 80% at 6 months. Things have been going well. The foot is definitely better than it was before surgery. I try to think of what percent better it is and I really can't do that accurately. I can, however, say that it is probably 60% of what it was at its best - say, 20 to 30 years ago. I can walk carefully across a lawn. I still have to be careful when I'm out walking and keep an eye on the walking surface, but I've always had to do that so to me, that's normal. When I'm tired, the foot is less stable. I'm happy I did the surgery, I had hoped for more, but I now feel confident out walking the dogs. I have not been hiking yet and may just start on the local trails in parks to see how it goes.
Shoes. I can wear more than I could wear before surgery, but no back clogs are more of an issue. I think it's because my toes are useless as far as helping to hold things on my feet, so the clogs want to go sideways on me. Not all clogs do that, but some do. I didn't have that problem before. Time will tell if that improves but my PT says he thinks the toes will continue to be useless.
The only real pain I have is where I got the screw for my Jones fracture. I'll bring that up at my next appt. with the surgeon. I suspect it's not one that can be removed. I've been putting a restickable gel cushion on it and that helps a lot.
I'm also ready to try going without the compression sock.
Time to do my PT.
Pain 0 to 1, swelling 1
