Physical therapy begins

I went to my first physical therapy appointment yesterday. I was a little nervous that my foot would be sore afterwards but it wasn’t. The exercises were pretty simple. I used a few exercise machines designed to help strengthen my ankle and increase my range of motion. My ankle is pretty weak from being in the cast. I was also given a stretchy band and a list of exercises to take home. I’m supposed to do each exercise twice a day, 20 times each.
The home exercises are pretty simple. I put the loop of the band over my injured foot and then pull against the band. I can increase the resistance just by holding the band tighter. It’s a bit challenging; by the time I get to 20 my foot is just about worn out.
The most exciting part was when the therapist told me that I should be back into my normal shoe by December 1st!! Wow, I can’t wait!

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Mobility

Obviously when you're having this type of extensive foot reconstructive surgery you can't place any weight on your foot for a prolonged period of time (6 weeks is what I've been told at this point). So I borrowed some crutches from a friend and began to practice. Unfortunately I'm not as graceful as I would wish to be and the crutches don't seem to be the safest option. So I've opted for a knee scooter instead. I ordered it online and it arrived yesterday. It's actually much nicer than I had originally thought it would be and quite well made. Although, I may have to fight the kids for it because they think it's pretty cool. I'll still have to use the crutches to navigate the two steps up into the house but with the help of my dear husband, I think I should be able to handle that without breaking any other bones. LOL