Today I decided that I wanted to see how things would go if I went with just my normal shoes. Not quite the homerun that I was expecting, but it wasn't exactly a swing and a miss either. I definitely have a limp that I'll need to correct in time. I decided to leave the house for the first time since the injury without any crutches or walking boot, and I was definitely nervous a bit. It was humbling being passed by old ladies at the grocery store. There isn't any real pain when I walk, but the fact that my skin near my ankle isn't stretching is an issue. Or maybe my calf isn't strong enough. Or my maybe my Achilles is still not quite right?
I need to stop worrying. At least I can walk around in the Aircast without any problems other than the sock sliding down and allowing the cast to come in contact with my skin.
Anyway, while walking down the stairs at home a little later, I almost missed a step, and my foot tried to fully dorsiflex. That hurt. I decided to call off my plan to go to the gym, and ended up watching some movies on Netflix after popping some Ibuprofen. I really want to start PT now, but I'll be patient a little longer. I'm still way ahead of where I thought I would be at this time, so that is great news.
Oh, and I managed to get my foot in my snowboard boot today. So I guess the scar has healed up completely. :-)
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