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[jennlk]

Things I've discovered after 72 hours:

-going up stairs is much easier than down stairs

-I'd really been walking weird -- the aircast is making me walk (more or less) normally, and it's really bugging my heel. I'm adjusting to that now, so it's better. Shouldn't be a problem in a couple more days.

-I need to wear a shoe on the other foot, or my left leg gets unhappy because of the 2" difference (and I hate wearing shoes in the house)

-I can really feel the difference when I walk without the boot

-jeans are annoying to wear with the boot -- even boot cuts don't fit over it

-putting the boot on in the van sucks, but I can't drive with it on, and I'm not supposed to walk without it on (I will not be driving the car until I don't need the boot anymore)

Comments

[kevinnickerson.livejournal.com]

My father had one bad foot. The podietrist gave him a little saying for the stairs: The good foot goes to heaven, the bad foot goes to hell. When you're going upstairs, lead with the good foot. When going down, lead with the bad one.

[jennlk]

Oh I know that. This is not the first time I've had foot/leg problems.

The big problem here is the difference in the heel height. I don't usually wear sneakers with 2" heels. :)

[whthorse.livejournal.com]

You could always wear nothing at all. That might help. I know it would work for me =)

Actually my Mom had foot/ankle problems for a while. I think she ended up using crutches for almost 3 years. Not a happy thing especially when you live in Colorado and are very active. Eventually they ended up opening her ankle up and scooping out a lot of goo. Since then she has climbed 14,000 ft mountains, built a house, cycled, hiked most of the Colorado trail, and run a marathon.

It was tough, but she came through okay.

[jennlk]

You could always wear nothing at all. That might help. I know it would work for me =)

While I appreciate the thought, I don't think that A2 is that liberal (and I know that Chelsea isn't). :-)

That, and it's still winter.....