46 days Post Fixture

Hey Everyone,

Just a quick update on how I am doing. I began wearing normal shoes (thongs and sandals) and noticed my foot swelling up excessively and changing colours from bright reds to purples. So I quickly put on my runners but there was always a weird pain when I was walking. I decided it was time to see my doctor and it turns out I have tendonitis, which is common in people who have foot operations that start walking too fast/too much. Soo, I am not told to rest and not walk so much :( setting me back a little bit, but it should heal soon. Apart from this my x-rays showed even more bone growth and my doctor is so happy with the results.

Heres an updated picture of my feet! As you can see my right foot is still a little swollen.

For those of you who are getting the surgery/are going through healing now, my advice is to take things slow, it may seem like it is taking forever, but in the long run it will be worth it! Don't rush into exercise and make sure you regularly rest your foot because it isn't as strong as it used to be (for now :) )!

Hope you are all doing well!

N

29 Days No fixation

Hey Everyone!

Just an update on how I am doing. The external fixture  has been off for 29 days now, and I have been in runners, without crutches for 12 days. Since I have been walking without crutches, I experienced a lot of unbearable pain in my heel, mainly a stabbing pain which shoots up into my ankle. It made it hard exercise the foot, so I finally went to see an Osteopath and have been given some exercises which have helped so much already! I was already doing steps 1 and 2, however I was told to increase them to build up more strength.

My exercises include:

1. Regular stretches of my achilles and calf muscle. Stand facing a wall, about a foot away and stretch the brachy foot/leg. I hold this for about 30 seconds, then do step 2 and then repeat this step.

2. Heel raises. Stand facing the wall about a foot away and lift your heels off the ground (I think this feels weird because you can feel the new bone in the front of your foot), do about 20 reps.

3. Balancing. I try stand on the operated foot, at first I found this very difficult, but in only 3 days my ankle already feels stronger and there is less pain. My Osteo suggested doing this while doing something else, e.g. brushing your teeth, this makes you focus on balancing because it requires more effort.

I do these about 3-4 times a day :). Less than two more weeks of runners to go! I am so excited :D

I hope you are all well and I would love to hear your stories!
N