So this morning was the big day, the day I've dreamed of since I GOT the boot. It was to be a magical day in which the doctor told me I could boot the boot.
Boy, was I disappointed!
The good news is that xrays showed that the fracture is healing nicely. Doc says it's likely at 75-80% now. The bad news is that I have to wear this huge boot for 2 more weeks. I was given a Boot, Jr. too. When I get home I'm to take off Boot, Sr. and put on Boot, Jr., which purportedly allows more weight bearing on the ankle and more movement to help slowly prepare the ankle for walking. (It's an air cast too, only much smaller, rising just above the ankle). That's for one week starting today.
He also told me to wear Boot, Jr. to bed! WTF? He said in case I need to get up in the middle of the night...
For week 2 I'm to wear Boot, Sr. for the first half of the day and Boot, Jr. the second half of the day (after lunch).
I meet with the doctor again at week 3 - May 29. At that follow up, assuming all has healed as he expects, he will give me a running plan to slowly start running again. He says I will begin at 10% of my "usual mileage" per week when I start. So since I was running 30-35 miles per week on average I'm allowed to run only 3-3.5 miles the first week, with 10% increases each week until I'm back.
Sigh.
And the ball? I mentioned Saturday's black tie event and he blinked hard. I'm sure he could tell that I was NOT going to wear the boot, not Boot Sr. nor Boot, Jr. He said that if I did no dancing and very little standing that I could possibly get away with no boot. He also cautioned me that one wrong move could send me right back to the beginning of the injury....
What to do, what to do....
I'll be fretting over that for the next day. In the end, I'll stupidly and stubbornly forego the boot for those 4 hours or so of the ball - all in the name of vanity.
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Be careful at your event. Otherwise be patient. I'm not very good at that but you've got to be.
Ok...so the April 28 post was hilarious!! ColoTrim. Definitely scary! Though, most of the time I think my husband is full of shit and that would amount to about 220lbs of poop. So there you have it! Hope there is good word on the boot and you can return (safely) to running again soon.
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