Well, well, well - good news and bad news. The good news is that I can tell I am regaining strength in my ankle and calf, and I'm able to put weight on it without cringing - though at this point there's still so much swelling that I can't imagine ever putting that gimpy foot back into a regular shoe!
The other good news is that the incision is healing very well. The top of my foot is still numbish and tingles if I stroke it - and it seems to be the type of thing that could very well be attributed to the tourniquet that was used in surgery, as Dr Langford said. This could take months to correct itself - and may not ever be 100 percent fixed, but I can live with that. But back to the incision - it's a nice, straight, pink scar - not too bumpy, but still definitely tender. The achilles tendon itself remains quite swollen - roughly twice as thick as the one on the other foot. UGH!
And all these years I've been a bit vain about my nicely tapered ankles. Now I only have one nicely tapered ankle!
Every morning the swelling has receded, and every evening it's back in full force. I have a feeling I'm going to be battling that swelling for months to come.
So the swelling and tingling are the icky news items, but one more good news item is that my ankle seems pretty mobile. Overall, I'm definitely seeing improvement. Not every day, but slowly over time.
Another thing that's improved is that I'm getting quite nimble on these crutches. The key to crutches is to rest your weight on the HANDLES - NOT the pads under your arms. If you rest on your armpits you will hurt all over.
One ominous sign when it comes to the length of recovery time - my doctor gave me a six months handicapped placard for my car - and I'm beginning to believe I'll need every day of that.
I have a doctor's appt Wednesday - so I'll update this again then!
The other good news is that the incision is healing very well. The top of my foot is still numbish and tingles if I stroke it - and it seems to be the type of thing that could very well be attributed to the tourniquet that was used in surgery, as Dr Langford said. This could take months to correct itself - and may not ever be 100 percent fixed, but I can live with that. But back to the incision - it's a nice, straight, pink scar - not too bumpy, but still definitely tender. The achilles tendon itself remains quite swollen - roughly twice as thick as the one on the other foot. UGH!
And all these years I've been a bit vain about my nicely tapered ankles. Now I only have one nicely tapered ankle!
Every morning the swelling has receded, and every evening it's back in full force. I have a feeling I'm going to be battling that swelling for months to come.
So the swelling and tingling are the icky news items, but one more good news item is that my ankle seems pretty mobile. Overall, I'm definitely seeing improvement. Not every day, but slowly over time.
Another thing that's improved is that I'm getting quite nimble on these crutches. The key to crutches is to rest your weight on the HANDLES - NOT the pads under your arms. If you rest on your armpits you will hurt all over.
One ominous sign when it comes to the length of recovery time - my doctor gave me a six months handicapped placard for my car - and I'm beginning to believe I'll need every day of that.
I have a doctor's appt Wednesday - so I'll update this again then!
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