I'm at the start of Week 7. In an earlier post, I mentioned I was finishing up Week 7, but I had to go back and change that. Maybe I should slow down a bit as I keep getting ahead of myself and the schedule. I guess being cooped up in the house and not driving a car has me very antsy to get healed and back to work. I'll be careful.
I had a good ride on my indoor bicycle without the boot today. I just took a flat footed position in a running shoe and stayed out of the toe clip. The ankle was tight, but it loosened up over the course of a 20-minute ride. It actually felt great to work out some of the stiffness. I tend to workout pretty hard, so once the Achilles began to act up a bit, I tempered my pace and stayed on the safe side. I wore the running shoe for support, and now find myself walking in the shoe around the house. Is this the first stop towards walking? Will my doctor approve this? No more boot? I find out on Tuesday the 7th of October what he thinks of my new found skill.
Mentally I'm out of the fog now. I still get some small bouts of depression as the day wears on, but I'm seeing positive results from workouts and physical therapy. My life feels patterned and mundane, and that's hard for an active guy like me. Returning to work and the unexpected nature of my job should shake away any feelings of a routine.
I still have bouts of insomnia, and have been taking Lunesta to help with sleeping. My mind wanders with random thoughts of boredom that keep me awake at night. I wake up every night between 2 am and 2:20 am. Strange eh? I think about work, life, money issues, weight gain and surfing the internet for Achilles info. My mind spins out of control until I fall back asleep around 4:30 am and then up at 6am to start the day all over again.
Overall....I'm fine mentally. This is a tough injury psychologically, but the light shines brighter each day at the end of the rehab tunnel!
I'll check back in after my appointment on Tuesday.
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Hi c sco,
Well over the last few days I have been thinking about ditching the boot all together. It seems that every time I put the boot on it rubs on the incision and makes my bloody back ache, so yesterday I thought the boot has to go. I put my training shoes on and hey presto I was finally in 2 shoes and walking outside. I have now been 2 days walking without the boot and it feels great.
I was supposed to keep it on until my next appointment on the 13th October, but I guessed if I'm very very careful and take it easy the incision has a lot better chance of healing quicker without the boot.
I had my follow up appointment with Plastic Surgeon today and all is good with the incision, a few small scabs but he said it would clear up in a few days, just rub some vitamin E cream or Sorbolene onto the incision to help with the healing process.
I’m now beginning to think there is a light at the end of the tunnel and I feel each day I'm getting closer. I was reading some of your earlier postings and I feel your pain, not only does this injury effect you physically and mentally but also financially. This injury is defiantly a roller coaster ride with many ups and downs along the way, but after reading many of the blog sites we will all get there in the end and recovery, hopefully 100%.
I will keep you updated and let me know how your appointment went.
Happy healing paul r
Hey paul,
You probably read my post about the doc telling me no more boot! So, you're probably good without your boot. Just check with your doctor.
It feels soooo good to be walking without the boot. No more sweat or smell emanating out of the thing! Let me know how you deal with the heel pain though. I'm interested in hearing any tips about it.
Happy healing to you!
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