.275 decamiles!

I walked .275 decamiles tonight. Around the middle I really thought I was about to collapse because my left leg just wasn't able to hold me up. But it got better. I did rest some though, at El Camino, a little more than half way through my trip. We'll see if I can walk tomorrow now.

Walked

I walked 11 decimiles tonight in a single burst of walking. It's a three-month record for me!

It started out painful, but as I approached 1/2 a mile I felt warmed up and my foot didn't hurt much. As I neared 3/4 of a mile my foot was hurting again, so I abandoned plans to walk further and headed for home. Overall, I'm happy.

Stitches: Out

I go back in four weeks for another check up, but as of now my stitches are out. And I have athlete's foot on that foot. I was also told to stop jumping. Jumping isn't normal so I shouldn't be doing that. He expects me to have full mobility back in about eight weeks.

Ankle Strength: You Don't Notice It Until You Are Missing It

Stairs are dangerous for me. I've spent some time trying to go down them on both feet very slowly, and I think my problems are entirely in ankle strength. I seem to have the range of motion to step down, but no physical strength to do so. I can't lift my own body weight onto the ball of my left foot. I can't even stand on my left food. Jumping is right out. All of these things seem related to ankle strength.

Showering: Allowed

I'm down to adhesive bandages on my leg. I'm told I can shower as long as I don't soap or scrub the wound, and I dry it carefully before rebandaging it. In nine days the stitches come out.

I have basically no inversion or exversion of the ankle. My dorsal flex and extend seems poor to me. The docotor didn't care about the first two, and didn't seem concerned about the last two.