Wahoo!! I saw the doc on Monday and my xrays showed that the bones in my foot have stayed stable. So far so good. As of right now, he said he is glad that we decided to try it without surgery :) I am allowed to start putting a little weight on my foot and start to slowly progress into walking with the boot for the next month. I can try to go from walking in the boot with both crutches then one crutch and so on. He said to let pain be my judge on how much to do.
It's crazy trying to put ever so little weight on my foot. Kinda feels like my foot isn't really my foot- that numb, less than reactive extension that is somewhere by my ankle. Even better, I'm allowed to take this not-so-well-ventilated boot off when I am just hanging out and to sleep. YAY! I have to keep it on while trying to put any weight- which is fine, because I'm pretty sure my whole leg would collapse if I tried to walk without it right now (I think I remember what my calf USED to look like before it all ran away).
Seriously, it's just so reassuring that at this point, it looks like I am actually healing. A hell of a lot better diagnosis than, "if you don't have surgery you will be a crippled arthritic". Yup, I'm happy. I'm plotting my return to the saddle and actually believe it will happen in the near future. Now I just need to take it slow and relax.. because I will be able to drive again :) Only one more month of this boot!! Which means I can go on a road trip. Enough said :)
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