Waaaaaaalking!!

Well folks, the day I never thought would come....CAME! 9 weeks and 6 days to the day of my surgery, I reported to the doctor's office with the instructions to bring the athletic shoes I'd be leaving the office IN.  AHHHH!! Time to get out of the boot and on to walking!

I have to admit that I was super nervous. To go ten weeks with NO pressure on my foot other than the CAM boot to WALKING was nervewracking to me.  My mind was literally trained to put no weight on that foot, and now I'm having to re-train it to do the opposite.

I took x-rays at this appointment. The doctor said everything is healing beautifully. While I'm still not 100 percent, I'm totally at a point where it is safe to start walking and building my foot within reason. As he explained to me--the biomechanics of the foot and ability of the foot to move properly is actually increased by it putting under stress (not crazy stress, but the actual dynamic movement of the foot over and over).

I need to do a whole separate post on foot wear--but I ended up with a shiny new pair of New Balance sneakers, one of the brands recommended by my doctor.  I will be wearing these sneakers for the next 3 weeks until my final doctor's appointment, barring any problems. I also have strict instructions to do no type of impact (running, jumping, etc)--just walking.

It was such a weeeeird feeling. At first, it was as if I pronated any more on the foot I was afraid it was going to just snap off, lol--but it wasn't painful, just a new feeling. And funny enough, the foot DOES feel more stable.  I'm excited to see how/where we are in the next 3 weeks as the healing progresses, but I'm super happy that we've made it this far!!

The doctor has still instructed me to use my bone stimulator for the next 3 weeks at 20min/time, 2 times a day.  He also prescribed Mobic if I get to having some pain or swelling, but he actually doesn't expect any.  

Looking forward to my next update!!!