July 20, 2007

• I have great news!!   I went in today and saw the Dr.   First of all I went to the cast room where they removed my cast so the Dr could see my ankle and get some more pictures.  It was so nice to get that tight thing off!  Then it was in for 3 more xrays.  They had to have an xray of each side and the top of my ankle.  Finally we were called back to see the Dr.  He said on the inside of my ankle where the screws are he couldn't even see the break now.  On the outside of my ankle where the plate is the break was still visible but was healing nicely.  He said I am still not allowed to walk on my foot at all for the next 2 weeks.  He did compromise and let me get a removeable brace rather than a cast   He said as long as I am laying in bed the brace can be off, but if I am up moving around or when I go to sleep at night I need to wear it.  I also start physical therapy on Tuesday of next week, I need to go 2-3 times a week for 4-6 weeks.  He told me to start trying to move my ankle back and forth and try to stretch some of the ligaments back out.   IF I am better in 2 weeks when I go back to see him he may let me walk on my foot and if therapy is going well he said I might be able to get away from wearing the brace too    So...  I am happy.  I am back in bed with my foot up and the brace off...   Shhhh  don't tell the doc, but I did go to the potty without putting the brace back on.  I know I cant put any weight on it so I was very careful with the crutches.  It is pretty sore right now.  I think from being up so much today and probably because I have been trying to exercise my ankle a little bit.  It is very stiff...  and still slightly swollen, and real pretty colors of purple and red.   Ohhhh, he did say I can sit in the shower now and soak it so that is great too I will get some pics up later.....

  Thanks for checking in, huggs

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