Injury report: day 45
Oct. 13th, 2005 09:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sauergeekToday I had the cast cut off again. After Dr. Vitek examined my leg (quietly commenting, "brilliant" when he finished) I got a removeable walking boot instead. He also gave me a list of strengthening and flexibility exercises, along with a long piece of green rubber sheet -- it looks a lot like the stuff they tie around your arm when drawing blood.
I'd been putting a bit of weight on my left foot even with the cast on, mostly using my left leg to balance. However, once I got the boot, I discovered my left leg would take a fair bit of weight. Unfortunately, the boot leaves my left foot much higher than my right, so I cannot quite walk evenly with it, even if I wanted to. For the moment, I'll continue using the crutches; I am not yet ready to go with even just one right now.
After the appointment, I went home, promptly took the walking boot off, and had a bath. A substantial amount of dead skin came off of my lower left leg over the course of the bath. Given that this was the first time in six weeks I've been able to wash there, I'm not surprised.
I will start with the exercises tomorrow. Today I'm getting used to having my foot flat again. I return to the doctor in three weeks; he told me to bring a shoe with me. With luck, I'll be pretty much done with the crutches by then!
I'd been putting a bit of weight on my left foot even with the cast on, mostly using my left leg to balance. However, once I got the boot, I discovered my left leg would take a fair bit of weight. Unfortunately, the boot leaves my left foot much higher than my right, so I cannot quite walk evenly with it, even if I wanted to. For the moment, I'll continue using the crutches; I am not yet ready to go with even just one right now.
After the appointment, I went home, promptly took the walking boot off, and had a bath. A substantial amount of dead skin came off of my lower left leg over the course of the bath. Given that this was the first time in six weeks I've been able to wash there, I'm not surprised.
I will start with the exercises tomorrow. Today I'm getting used to having my foot flat again. I return to the doctor in three weeks; he told me to bring a shoe with me. With luck, I'll be pretty much done with the crutches by then!
