My ankle saga, next chapter
 

I saw my ankle doc on Monday. She wanted to know why I wasn't wearing my fleece lined, knee high, walking cast. I stopped wearing it last week when it was 79degrees, and I was sweating my u know what off. I told her I was tired of wearing it. But, I still had an ace wrap on it, I'm not one to make pain worse.

So, she got me this lightweight brace that allows me to wear my new, new balance, shoes on BOTH feet. Yay! :yahoo:
I start PT at the end of the month. Now that's what I'm talking about.

It turns out I tore my ATF, the tendon that runs along the outside of the foot. Well that explains why it is still bruised, today, day 105.

I'm supposed to make 20 clockwise circles then counterclockwise circles daily. Along with the capital letters of the alphabet with my toes. Anyone care to join me?

One, two, three .... Anyone? How about the alphabet, A...B...C... I can't hear you. :Scratch-Head: Why do I get the feeling I'm all alone? :rolleyes: I'll just get my other foot to work with me. I knew I could find a PT buddy. :Doh:

:OuttaHere:

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ABC... Doe Ray Me... 123... Baby you and me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool:

Keep up the good work! :wink:

lets see you said that was A,A,B,B,C,C? No that can't be right. I must be "C"ing doubble again! (no really)!

I'm with ya', Bappy! I'm copying some of my favorite quotes, the italics are really hard! You can do it, get that flippin' foot back in sandal shape, dangit! Summer's coming!:hug:

Hey - I tore the ligament on the outside of my ankle...we're practically twins! I'm doing some serious PT now to try to strengthen all the muscles that help you balance and keep your ankle in place - it's hard, but I can feel it getting stronger. I'm doing it in an effort to keep from having to get surgery. Feeling pretty positive about it after only a week of PT! I bet you'll do great too.

Hey Miss Corny, I'll be your PT pardner! :cowboy2:

Dad-gummit! I cudn't spell the alphabet with my left foot (I'm right-footed, Lol!) so I jest pretended I wuz spinning a lariat.

The dern thing finally did quit swelling, so pleased as punch 'bout that. I even gave my saddle bronc a holiday Monday and pedaled my bike 5 miles.

Greta
That's so cool. I'm looking forward to the torture of PT. I was in PT 3 weeks after when it was so swelled and bruised. It was another 6 weeks before it was MRIed and the tear was discovered. Thankfully my doc had put me in a walking cast and stopped PT too.

Thanks for the encouraging news. You keep inproving and I'll be right behind ya.

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I don't really know when I tore mine, but a good possibility is when I flew off my bike last summer (still attached to it by one toe clip!):eek: What did you do to sprain/break your ankle to start with - I can't remember.

The balance exercises are hilarious. I had no idea we had so many different muscles in there helping to keep us upright! I felt every single one of them after Monday's session! Wednesday - I refused to put my foot down (I'm on one leg and she's throwing a ball from different places and I have to catch it and throw back - I would have fallen over before I put that foot down to balance! Good thing I can laugh at myself!

HI BETH !! found you a partner to help with PT



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Hoping all goes well and that you get better real
fast.

Jappy :hug:

















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Greta
I hurt mine walking down stairs. I accidentally skipped the last two steps and landed squarely at the bottom, then twist ... Scream, and I dropped to the steps holding my ankle and trying to breathe. I swear I sat there 10 minutes.

I'm glad you are able to laugh at yourself. I find just the concept of balancing so beyond my ability sometimes. I wonder what I'll be doing? :Ponder:

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