No negotiating!

My doctor does not negotiate with terrorists and would not give in to my list of demands. I thought I was being completely reasonable by asking to walk a little bit and go back to work. Here is what he said...

"Kate, I told you that you would probably be out 6-8 weeks when I thought the tear was SMALL. Yours was huge and the tendon was completely flat. So, logic would say double the time off and we're only at 5.5 weeks now."

Double? Really? Well, no...when I pressed him he said that he would give into my demands soon as long as I continue to be compliant and not cheat. This basically means that I go back in one week to get the "special brace" which is better than the CAM walker and will give me more support when I put weight on the ankle.

He will not release me for PT until weeks 7 or 8. No negotiation there. I can, however, do my stretches at home. Yippee.

He will consider letting me go back to work in the next 2 weeks, but on a limited schedule because of the swelling. I'll either go for 4-5 hour shifts or every other day. That's still to be negotiated.

I am beyond frustrated and starting to get a little depressed. I really really thought he would tell me to get back to PT and work this week...and that I could start walking a bit. No dice.

Basically, when I am able to put weight on the foot I'll start out doing so 10% of the day...moving up to 20% then 30%...you get the picture.

Aaron was astounded by this news, as he HATES getting the walker in and out of the car. His question to me, "so when do you think you will be walking normally again?"

According to my doctor--probably in June. God help me.