The Results

I thought about this on the way home. I have decided that there are very few parts of me that aren't a contradiction of some sort. Here's what triggered that thought.

This whole leg thing is a PROCESS. I am a process person. One should be able to draw the conclusion that if you are a process person you have patience I mean, after all it takes time to complete the process. That's where I contradict myself. I do not have patience and yet, I totally understand the process and that it takes time, I just don't like the process taking MY time!

Here's what I was told in a nut shell. Yes, officially I can take the boot off! YAY! However, if I am going to do extensive walking for a while I will probably want the boot. (Yeah, right...you don't know me...even if I am going to do extensive walking -- I was walking again prior to the fall-- I will NEVER EVER EVER want that boot back! I may NEED to wear the boot, but I was told I would want the boot...wrong o.)

The second thing I was told, I need to go to at least one Physical Therapy session to be shown how to do PT at home to strengthen my ankle. This had not been mentioned until this appointment, so I was hoping I was going to get to skip that step in the process.

Thirdly, my leg will probably remain somewhat swollen for as much as 6 months and I may (from now until death) always have a swollen ankle to some degree. I was a little surprised on the 6 months being common thing, but not on the "some swelling" because until this happened, my right ankle was my bad ankle and it's swollen frequently, do to severe twists and eventually a surgery I had on it.

Finally I was told, make an appointment to see this doctor again in 3 months. BUT the refreshing part, he said if I am feeling okay...cancel the appointment! (Guess what I'm planning on! I think I'll be just fine by April 23rd to cancel with a couple days notice :) )

The one thing I was NOT told. I was not told that once I take off my boot and put on my shoe, for the first time in 69 days that it would feel weird and constricting on my foot, but my leg (which has had 69 days in a cast or heavy boot) would feel weird for lack of support and heaviness. They did not tell me that this would cause me to not walk proper at first and they did not tell me to make sure I'm careful not to fall again!

Just so you know, I did not fall, but I am having to relearn to walk for the 2nd time with all this. :) I can't believe it! My leg is feeling funky without the bulky boot. But just taking the stairs I was already getting use to it. So this will not be the adjustment that the boot took.

Well, until next time...walk on through the wind, walk on through the rain, and you'll never walk alone, no you'll never walk alone!