When I attended my follow up appointment with the surgeon yesterday, a physio took off my boot and the bandage for the first time since the operation 12 days ago. There was revealed… A surprisingly small, rather soggy scar over the AT (aha, it isn’t an ATR anymore!) with just two stitches! (And a poor thin leg with dry skin. And a whiff of unwashedness!)
The Dr breezed in and out with just enough time to instruct the physio to set the boot and to produce a doctor’s certificate to officially relieve me of my years’ worth of sick leave from work. The receptionist then relieved me of $480 for the operation, with $753 having been paid by my private health insurance. See you in two weeks, Dr.
I was instructed to be another two weeks NWB, but Moonboot is now set to permit movement to 45 degrees plantar (toes pointed) and 15 degrees dorsiflexion (toes up). I am to flex between these limits “as much as possible, drive everyone nuts!” as the Velcro squeaks and the hinge creaks.
I felt a mild sense of achievement when I first tried it. There’s some resistance from the boot and some tension on my skin from the adhesive bandage (or the scar?)
With my foot out in the air briefly I noticed six scabby dots on the side of my shin and a larger one on my calf, I guess these were from the nerve block during the operation? Just curious, if anyone knows?
What was everyone else doing, 2 weeks post-treatment?
