Friday, February 9, 2018

My first experience with physical therapy went well this morning.  It consisted of exercises to strengthen the ankle and increase range of motion.  It also included a 15-minute treatment of electronic stimulation with little electric shocks that felt like intense tingling.  There is still swelling in the foot, not near the break but the toe area; and the activities should also help reduce that.  I have to keep my foot elevated still, and do the exercises about every two or three hours during the day.  It is a blessing to not have a lot of pain.  There is another appointment for therapy on Monday.

So, I am still rather laid-up and am trying to keep cheerful.  The bone that broke is the fibula and is not the weight-bearing bone, so that is a great positive element.  The tibia is the large bone that takes the weight.  Next week should see more weight-bearing in the walking, using a stationary bike during therapy, and transferring sometime in the next two weeks to a cane.

A woman stopped me on the way out of the Dr.’s office and asked about what happened to my leg.  She was in a wheel chair with a hard cast on one of her legs and said she had fallen two days ago on the ice and had broken both bones in her ankle and would have to have surgery in two weeks.  I gave her all the consolation I could and then counted my blessings again.  😊

There are plenty of things for me to do while “resting” and I’m happy for the keyboard to play, lots of books to read, a little cross-stitch handwork, coloring pages, and a little chocolate!  So, all is well.  Have a great week-end!  Love you all 😊