I’m now at a month and a two days post surgery. Good news is… I can walk without the stupid boot. Bob is getting stronger but is still very slightly sore around the back of the ankle bone. My guess is that it’s probably from the deepening of the groove where the peroneal tendon resides. [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Post ankle surgery: Day 32
Posted in Ramblings on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Post ankle Surgery: Week 4 and a bit
Posted in Ramblings on June 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Bob got a whole lot more exercises from the physio again. Reminded me of Marilyn’s physio session with the rubber bands. Lateral motion is still feels tight and weak as hell. I need to get Bob stronger again. Hopefully in about 2 weeks. The biggest difference is that Bob no longer needs a dressing! That [...]
Dressing change
Posted in Ramblings on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Okay… Was wondering why Bob felt bruised for the last week. I removed the dressing today so that I could put on a new clean waterproof dressing which I got from the pharmacy. The bloody tapes and shit that the nurse put on were so freaking tight that the area that was under the dressing [...]
Post ankle surgery – Week 3 (Back to work)
Posted in Ramblings on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I’m at the third week since I got out of surgery. I think Bob is healing well. I’m walking pretty alright considering that I’m only 3 weeks out. For some odd reason, the walking boot actually hurts Bob towards the end of the day. He always can’t wait to get out of the boot [...]
Post ankle surgery (Third weekend)
Posted in Ramblings on June 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Bob has been exercising like a foot possessed. He’s doing the stuff that the physio recommended pretty well. Up and down motion as well as seated calf raises are pretty easy but Bob’s lateral range of motion is still very limited. Will see how this goes.
Breakthroughs of all breakthroughs. I’ve had my first standing shower [...]