necama, posts by tag: recovery - LiveJournal (original) (raw)
Jan. 18th, 2009 | 09:16 pm
music: Kano Yokko -- Rise
mood: 
hopeful
location: home
I know I haven't posted much about my recovery from surgery, so here's a short update.
I can now comfortably walk on the foot for probably about a mile of distance, without the aid of an orthopedic boot or crutches/cane. I still can't force my foot into a shoe, but my Tevas have enough adjustability built into them that I can wear them in the mean time. Thank the gods the weather here in San Diego has been, well, warm for the past couple of weeks. Other than occasional Tylenol for pain, I'm on no further medication at this point, and my doctor's instructions are to "walk as much as possible" in order to prevent scar tissue from building up in my foot, with compression and ice to help with the swelling.
All in all, it's not so bad, but every now and then I take a step that takes my breath away. Also, I went to Aikido and spent a few minutes before class throwing another student around. I can't quite push off the foot properly yet, and I definitely can't pivot on it as it is. But I mostly had no problems.
As to other injuries, my right hip appears to be correcting itself as I force myself to use a proper walking motion, so it appears that it is indeed a condition that was caused by my walking motion, and probably exacerbated by the car that hit me a couple of years ago.
So full recovery is in sight! I can't wait to start training again!