PT today made me feel like a champion!
First the super relaxing whirlpool--need one of those at home, badly, but think they cost a lot of dough. Will have to resort to heating pad and regular bathtub.
Then, a nice foot and ankle massage to loosen up the ankle. This hurts a lot where the doc removed that piece of bone, but feels great everywhere else. I could get used to this part of PT.
Some stretching...and then...
3 minutes on the treadmill!!!!!
...at 0.5 miles per hour. Yes, you read that right--half a mile per hour! Holy hell was that slow, but still really difficult. Since October I have been walking like a pirate, all peg-legged, and I have to re-train my foot to walk normally and roll. Those muscles are so atrophied that this is going to take a LONG time, but that's just life.
After the treadmill calf raises (ouch) and balancing on the injured foot (double ouch.) Then ice and I was outta there feeling good--like I have finally accomplished something again!
Yea for me!
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