Update

Last weekend was Labor Day and so I had a nice relaxing three day weekend.  Just kidding.  My mom and I went on the hunt for an inexpensive shower chair.  It seems ridiculous to have to pay $50 for a bench that goes in the shower.  I ended up finding a chair for $40.  Still more than I wanted to pay, but I really want to be able to shower too, so I bought it.  Injuries are expensive. She helped me put it together and haul it upstairs.  

Then she did the best thing anyone could have done.  She helped me change the sheets on my bed.  I changed them myself before the surgery and slept on the sofa for days.  I imagined how hard it would be to change the sheets while on crutches and non-weight bearing. I was right, it's hard. I'm not sleeping well and clean sheets are like sleeping pills for me, so I was hopeful that it would help me.  It didn't help much, but gosh it felt good.  

While she was helping me she saw the half started project in my craft area.  I had started to rearrange the sewing and craft room before I was injured.  Now it's difficult to move furniture so the project was on hold.  Mom made it her mission to help me get that done so that I can do some crafting.  It feels amazing to have that done.  Though it felt rotten to watch her do all the heavy lifting while I directed and hopped around.  I did all that I could do.  

By the end of Sunday, my foot was quite swollen.  I'd maybe done too much.  So I sat and relaxed a lot the rest of the evening and most of Monday.  I did get to go to a friends house for a bbq on Monday.  That was awesome!  

Yesterday, I had a teeth cleaning appointment and an appointment to finally get the implant tooth seated.  So now I have no more gap, where a tooth was pulled out.  The implant looks better than a crown, and it almost feels like I just have a tooth there.  I'm impressed.  

Wednesday, I was back at physical therapy.  I have to say, it's almost luxurious, so far.  I'm enjoying it.  I get a hot, moist, wrap around my foot for a while when I got there.  Then the PT spent a lot of time massaging my calf and ankle.  The scar tissue is adhered, so I have some instructions to do massage myself to help try to break the adhesions and get the skin gliding again.  There is only one tender spot.  It is below the scar, near where the tendon attaches to the ankle bone. 

we were able to remove on of the wedges from the boot.  So my foot is now a little closer to being flat.   There are 4 wedges in total.  

I tried to pick up marbles with my toes.  That was frustratingly difficult.  I didn't manage it.  Instead, my exercise is to "grab" a towel with my toes and drag it to me.  I was able to that better, but it was still no easy task.  My favorite exercise was when she had a board that rocked, and I was to push the toes down and then rock the heal down.  I could use the other foot to help push the heal down, and I got a really nice stretch from that.  I did another 15 minute ice compression session before leaving.  

I left today feeling much better than I did last week.  My progress is apparent and I'm certain that the 8 month time line is going to be too long.  I'm doing what I'm told, no more, and never less.  And I'll be going to PT religiously, until I'm walking again, at a minimum.  I'm looking forward to building up my squat again and jumping.  

My right leg is sore and tired.  I'm going to be focusing on that ankle quite a lot now too.  I do NOT want to do this with that leg.  

My shoulder is also feeling rotten now. I'm afraid that will slow me down a lot too, because all I can do right now is upper body.  I'll be doing a lot of Crossover Symmetry and some ROMWod stuff to get that worked out.