Precisely six weeks ago I went to the ankle
specialist and well, ‘I Got The Boot’. Today, I go to the ankle specialist
nervous as ever worried that despite the pain and swelling lessening I may
still have to face surgery someday. Well, that never once came up. Instead I actually
felt no pain while the good doctor was messing with my ankle and foot. I also
was happily able to delight in the fact that indeed the pain and swelling have
gotten better. Granted, it’s still a little sore occasionally and a tad
swollen, but it’s definitely improving. So my good news of the day is that I was
able to take off the boot once and for all! Six weeks of an immobilized ankle
is not fun, let me assure you!
As you can see in the photo though, I am not
completely out of the woods from ankle care. I do now have a brace to wear for
the next month or two. The good news to that is I am able to wear both shoes
again! The concept of putting on my shoes has never excited me this much
before! Six weeks is definitely enough to make a person appreciate their left
shoe. LOL! At least it has for me. So now the game plan is that it’s
recommended I do a little physical therapy for my ankle (which has yet to be
scheduled) and wear this brace. Naturally take it easy and just ease back into
the walking. Oh how I look forward to the day of mile walks once and no
contraptions around my ankle.
I’m feeling quite thankful though, because I
was more than prepared to throw a fit – I mean a two year old styed tantrum of
throwing myself on the ground, if surgery was still on the table of
possibilities to happen here. So hurray to the notion that surgery wasn’t even
discussed and my ankle is making good progress here!
--XOXO, Jane
