I worked from home at first and I was off the pain killers in less than a week. Those pain killers are a doozy and I do not understand how people get addicted. They made me constipated and have extreme stomach cramps. My whole body felt icky on them and I wanted to stop taking them, but I couldn't sleep through the night without them. The BF would hear me moaning in the middle of the night and force me to take the drugs so both of us could sleep.
Back at work I got plenty of stares on my scooter. My boss said I should have used a wheelchair so I would get more sympathy. The little basket did not hold much. Getting lunch was tricky cramming to go containers in the basket. By the end of the 3 weeks I was pretty efficient on the scooter and could go pretty fast. Thank goodness I live in a wheelchair accessible condo and my work has ramps.
From the scooter I graduated to the Boot. It was painful at first. I hadn't walked on my foot in 3 weeks. My entire foot hurt to put weight on it and the scar felt like the stitches were ripping apart. The walk from the doctor's office to the car was a long and painful walk. I really wanted to get on the scooter and just ride it to the car. This is when I was most thankful for my handicap parking permit. I was in the Boot for 2 weeks before I moved into my shoes. I was thankful to get out of my Boot because it was causing hip pain in my right hip.
I have been in my shoes for almost 3 weeks now. I have been doing physical therapy and hope to be running again soon. I also hope that I don't have to wear ugly running schools for the rest of my life. I have been rubbing mederma and vitamin E on my foot daily and now I am working on desensitizing my scar.
Current Capabilities:
Jump Rope
Pilates - minus the push up position
Swimming - minus breast stroke..it hurts my hip
Boot Camp - minus burpies and mountain climbers and push ups
Walking - with shoes, without shoes is still iffy
Toe raises with shoes
Bike - no standing on the pedals
