Hi BioBased,
I was on a knee scooter for 5 months, then crutches for about 3-4 months, now a cane the last month or so. The past few weeks I have started walking short distances in the house without the cane, and I go for a walk with my husband outside (no cane) for a few minutes. I started with 3 minutes for a week, last week I did 4, and this week I am doing 6 minutes. I think my gait is ok, but I walk slow. My foot still hurts all the time, but the walking isn't flaring it up as long as I keep it slow and make small increment increases. I'm just hoping I can keep the progress going. It's frustrating to still have the pain, but it hurts whether I rest or move, so I'm determined to increase my walking. I wear a fitbit, and it is a good way to count steps so I know when I've had a day that is over what I usually do. Then I can monitor and see if my pain went up after a big day. I usually do about 3000 steps, but sometimes if it is a busy day I have 4000. My physical therapist is helping me plan when to increase the steps on purpose, and when to build in rest times. I really want to walk my dog around the block, and to do short grocery shopping trips without the cane. I'm not giving up. We've got this!