I left the house at 0900 and headed for the docs.
I got the scooter out of my car
scooted across the parking lot
I was in the waiting room for 2.5 hours
then they put me in the cast room
one more hours passes
then a nurse comes in and starts cutting off my cast
MIKE-- ommm whats going on
NURSE "doc said to cut your cast off, so we can x-ray it"
MIKE -ok
the doc comes in (he is awesome) some small talk bla bla bla ... then he starts poking around at the fracture sight.
doc says
DOCTOR -" this is the bone right?'
MIKE -ya
DOCTOR - "that doesn't hurt?"
MIKE - well its tender
DOCTOR- thats great! lets get the x-ray
another hour passes
x--ray - led guard over balls
back in the cast room
30 minutes
DOCTOR (looking at the X-RAY) - it looks great!
I smile
AWESOME!
So now its time to work
Mission 1 -
Range of motion
done with boot off
ABCs with ankle
walking in pool
Mission 2
bearing weight
doctor said it is my job to get walking again
I can walk as much as the pain will let me
:( no crossfit for 3 more weeks but thats ok
The Days Mobility Progression
0700 am - scooter
0200 pm - 2 crutches starting to bare weight
0400 pm - walk around block with 1 crutch
0500pm - make a cane
0600pm - started walking
i am going to take it easy - hitting the pool in the morning - need to retrain my "gate"
