I know that doesn’t seem all that exciting to most people, but for me that’s a HUGE victory. I haven’t worn a left shoe for 6 full weeks.
At my 6 week followup appointment I was cleared to do two things;
Walk with one crutch with the walking boot
Walk with two crutches with a heel lift in your shoe
I’m taking option two. why? Because I’m so over the damn walking boot. Plus it’ll help me start working on my gait a little more quickly than with the boot. I can work on putting more and more weight on the foot over the next two weeks. The goal is to be completely crutchless in two weeks that would 8 weeks from surgery.
My next appointment is on Wednesday, February 22nd…. the same day as the announcement of the first 2012 CrossFit Games Open workout. That appointment will be the three month mark, and if all goes well, the same time I’ll be cleared to take on outside weight loads again. Talk about coming down to the wire.
And I’m fully aware that if I’m not ready I’m not ready. I have NO intention of pushing my body too fast and starting this process all over again. I always feel the need to clarify that as many people freak out about me working under a tight time line. I’m not planning on doing anything I’m not ready to do.