Petite peas to be exact.
I got WAY to ambitious WAY to quickly. Monday, cast come off and boot came on. Made a phone call to have the scooter picked up and thought I could ditch my crutches. So, I walked on my foot (in the boot) all day Monday and Tuesday. By Tuesday afternoon, my ankle was in flaming pain.
Being at work, and in the classroom all day, it did not lend itself to RICE -ing. It is not that easy to prop my leg up in the air while I’m with the kiddos. Also, I have to constantly monitor the class and “work the room.”
I found myself crawling into the nurse’s office to get little ice paks to put inside my boot. Oh, and not to mention high doses of Advil.
So, today, I am walking on the boot, but with crutches. I just don’t know WHAT IS NORMAL and what is not. I don’t want to damage my AT, but I don’t want to not use it either. With that said, yes, I am removing the boot often, and trying to rotate my foot, but my ROM is SOOOO limited and it feels like my scar will rip right open. Is this swelling good? Is there something I’m doing wrong? Should I be forcing the walking in my boot even though it hurts?
I have a call in to the Dr. to talk to him. In 4 days, I meet with the PT to see what home exercises I can do. In the meantime, pass those PEAS!