Icekiller56
A good time
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- Jul 25, 2023
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I’m so happy for you, I know it’s been a long journey for you and you’ve had a lot of bad days. You did it!!!!GOOD NEWS!!!!!
After 3 X-rays, 2 ultrasounds and 1 MRI it was finally determined that all up I had fractured a bone, tore 2 ligaments - one of them even pulled a bit of bone off with it and damaged a third ligament.
No wonder it hurt….
Good news is I don’t need surgery. And it’s healed enough that I’m not at immediate risk of rupturing it so….
After 20 long weeks of being stuck in the moonboot I am finally free!!! I can wear shoes again!!!! Though I do need to buy a new set of boots…
Physio has already started this afternoon and apparently I’ve been doing well with the gentle exercises my doctor has put me on. I even have gotten a fancy ass brace which has supports to help me while I build up strength in my muscles again because I’ve had significant muscles loss in my leg. But we are aiming to get me out of all supports asap.
Apparently I’ve got a long road ahead as I need to re-learn how to walk properly. I have to consciously think “heel - toe…. Point feet forward not to the side….” As I walk. So that’s going to be fun. Lots of strength, range and agility exercises. However I’ve been told if I work hard I could be good in 3 months. Though I’ve also been told that pain is probably going to get worse before it gets better.
Thankfully all my exercises I can do indoors… outside is scary. Afterall this all happened because I was walking on flat level grass and rolled my ankle….
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Sorry about the size of the pictures I’m on my phone and it doesn’t want to let me play nice and let me resize it…