Avert your eyes if you’re easily grossed out. Yep, this is a close up of my healing achilles incision. Did you really think I’d go through this experience without displaying this war wound? Dry, shriveled skin, swollen ankle…Not cute, I know. At least I shaved my leg before the photo op!
The good news is, I’m making progress. When the cast first came off and I was put into the boot, my foot still wasn’t at a 90 degree angle. My heel was basically suspended in the boot, at least an inch higher than the contour of the boot. My doctor put two fairly thick pads in the base of the boot so that I can gradually lower my heal to the base of the boot.
I’ve ben doing my achilles exercises, moving my foot back and forth and each day, I’ve been trying to gently lower my heel as much as I can. Throughout the day, I put my finger in there to see if I’ve been able to lower it any further. If it’s creeped up into the boot a little bit, I try to take the boot off and reposition my foot lower again. The consistency is paying off. I just removed one of the pads from the base of the boot. I’m not quite touching the second pad yet, but I think I’ll make more progress if I see that open space between my heel and the pad.
What can I say, tiny victories mean a lot right now!
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HI! I haven’t yet had a chance to read through your blog, but I just wanted to send off a quick comment while I have a moment.
I found your blog just by doing a google search for “you mother runner” wondering if there are blogs out there with such a name b/c I was thinking about saving that domain for myself. But too late, haha!
First of all, I’m a runner. I LOVE RUNNING! But I have to take a break right now because I’m about to get surgery on my right ankle. It’s a long story, but in short, there is old, dying cartilage in the joint that doesn’t want to heal on its own and needs to be replaced… so I’ll have the surgery in two weeks and then it’ll be three months in a cast! Anyway, I’m glad I found this blog and your post. I’d really like to read about your recovery. It’s encouraging!
And, of course, GOOD LUCK TO YOU!