*Right: 8 week (2 month) surgery anniversary*
*Left: 28 week (7 month) surgery anniversary*
Updates
Right: FWB in tennis shoe with stirrup brace, no assistive devices. Only painful while standing more than a minute or walking more than 20.
Left: Daily pain where the tendon transfer was. Nothing compared to before the surgery, and not enough to limit my activity. The right is the limiting foot.
I still sleep with my legs elevated and ice at minimum once per day before I go to bed. I can climb over the ledge of the bathtub to get into the shower, but I can't stand in the shower yet. I have my bath chair in there and I have the toilet extender seat with the hand rails over my toilet. If I don't have my tennis shoes on, I have to use my walker to get around my apartment.
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1st Visit to New Campus
Today, I went to visit my new university. I drove for the first time! I had no issues. When I got there, I took a tour of my new department and met my new colleagues. I also got to check out my office. I now know what courses I am going to teach and have an idea of what my schedule is going to be like for the semester. I can't wait to get started!
I wore tennis shoes with my stirrup ankle brace on my right foot. I told brief versions of my story to my department chair and my program coordinator so that they will understand why I will be in tennis shoes for the next few months. Both of them actually know my new therapist and have been to his wife (who is also a PT) for their own running injuries. Oh the life of runners...it hurts so good, haha. All of the labs and classrooms are pretty close to my office, so I shouldn't have much trouble with these feet at work. I will have to find a chair for teaching because I don't see my feet handling 50 min classes yet.
My new university is just over a mile from my apartment. My program coordinator took the time to show me some routes that I can take with my bike. He rides to work himself. Once I am back to riding, I think I might try it.
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Reflection
Back to driving. My feet didn't bother me at work. I am excited to start my new job. First PT appointment with my new therapist is tomorrow. Mark this in the good day category.
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