Aw man...so no more jumping off balconies??

Good news! Good luck! That sucks that one injury prevents you from ever being 100% again!

Now you need Appa to pull you around on a wagon...

rileyflorence wrote:

I'll never be 100% - I'm not supposed to do anything high-impact, including jogging or running.

I'm glad that no surgery is needed, but I would so freak if they told me that I couldn't jog or run!

Congrats on no surgery! Hope you have a speedy recovery!

Phew! That's oood news.
Glad no surgery is needed.
But it sounds like you will be able to skijor.
That's low impact.

hollywoodhuskies wrote:

That sucks that one injury prevents you from ever being 100% again! .

Its crazy! You would think that if you heal, then you should be like before!

That's awesome that you don't need surgery! Sucks about the jogging or running, I know how that one goes. Swimming is a pretty good alternative though, and at least you can still hike.

26nikita wrote:

hollywoodhuskies wrote:

That sucks that one injury prevents you from ever being 100% again! .

Its crazy! You would think that if you heal, then you should be like before!

I know all to well what one injury can do to your body, sucks big time!

Glad you don't have to go under to get it fixed, jogging is over rated anyways

Ah dude - glad you're gunna be OK!

I'm surprised no ones posted yet, but its bugging me so here goes!

I hope you heel up quick

Update:

We're surviving over here. Appa is going to the dog park more than he ever has before in his life, so I don't think he's complaining. However, it's sad that he doesn't even TRY to get me to take him out or to go play with him anymore. He has learned I'm pretty useless in that department.

I've already gone through the whole cast phase, and now i'm in "regaining motion" phase in my foot. All signs are looking good, there's no pain, and the Doc said everything was healing really well.

I had my first Physical Therapy session on Monday and it went smoothly. My PT met with my Doc and they decided that I can drop the boot when I start weight-bearing on Oct 15th based on the most recent x-rays. I'm super excited about that - particularly sleeping without a boot or cast on. Ohhhh mamma.

The schedule:
Oct 15th - normal shoes, 25% body weight
Oct 22 - 50% body weight
Oct 29 - 75% body weight, single crutch.
Nov 5 - 100% body weight, no crutches

I can't wait to see what it feels like to put my foot on the ground ... it's been too long.

rileyflorence wrote:

I can't wait to see what it feels like to put my foot on the ground ... it's been too long.

It's going to hurt a lot at first, since you've been off it so long. It'll be this weird sort of pins and needles feeling, but it will go away after a day or 2.

Glad to hear things are healing up so well, and good luck with your PT. Those people are absolute sadists, but they really do know what they're doing (the civilians anyway, I don't hold much stock anymore in military PT). I guarantee, you'll get some of the best sleep of your life the first night that boot comes off. It's glorious. Honestly, I gave up trying to sleep in a bed with a boot or cast on, the couch is just easier and more comfortable at that point.

Good luck with the recovery, and I hope it continues to go smoothly!

Good luck with your recovery!

been wondering how your doing! glad its healing up for you, and just keep on track and dont try to push it at first! keep us posted. im sure appa with realize when your back on your feet, has his and sydnies bond gotten stronger?

Thanks guys. As for Sydnie and Appa having a stronger bond? Nah - they're already best buds. She stays home with him every day and takes him on at least one of his walks solo, even when I could walk. They're buds, I'm in charge. When he wants to play he would almost always go to her anyway. I don't think our relationship has changed much other than he gets super protective of me at times.

Thought I'd update here. Been walking for ... 3 weeks now. It's. Weird. Working on strengthening my foot and leg. Regaining balance. Thickening the bone density in my foot. All that jazz.

My gait is still a little off, I still don't have the muscle strength to stand on my toes on that foot so I can't roll up onto my toes before putting my other foot down. It's not too noticeable anymore, but it's frustrating. Much extra weight (like if I'm carrying something) feels weird, so I avoid that for now. Appa and I have started walking together again, at first he was a total jerk. Now he's learned that I simply cannot tolerate any kind of pulling - he usually treats me right now. I can walk for about 20-30 minutes before I feel pooped. My doctor expects me to be snowshoeing before the end of the winter so I'm pretty excited about that prospect.

Pain has been small to none, aside from a mishap on my part. I'm looking forward to being normal...

Appa has become extra cuddly with me, I really think he's missed our walks. He didn't act different without them, but now that we are walking again it's like he's become more attached. I'm assuming it will wear off when the novelty of our walks wears off.

See. Cuddly. This is so rare it's insane. He just saddled right up and plopped down.

Sweet... Glad to see you back on your feet so to speak Riley

was thinking about the "incident" the other day.

Great to see you making progress and the picture is priceless

Hopefully you get back there!!! Take it slow and do it right... Either way glad you checked in and very happy you're getting better.



~Chris~

Oh Appa, such a love. Glad things are improving Riley!

Glad you are better, Riley.
I've been wondering how you were doing.
Snow is on its way and you'll be shoeing with Appa in no time.

rileyflorence wrote:

See. Cuddly. This is so rare it's insane. He just saddled right up and plopped down.

My goodness I love the Malamute blanket you have.


Great picture!

Great news to hear you are getting better.. I love your blanket. Take care of yourself.

Gorgeous dog, how big is Appa?

I need more Appa in my life. Come back, Riley, preferably with an abudance of photos. I was thinking of Appa when I was running my dogs yesterday and shouting "yip yip!"

Heather! wrote:

I need more Appa in my life. Come back, Riley, preferably with an abudance of photos. I was thinking of Appa when I was running my dogs yesterday and shouting "yip yip!"

i agree, i need more appa as well, not that i don't miss you Riley but your no Appa that is a great picture.

glad to hear your back up and moving, i just passed my 2yr mark on my wrist and i really think its almost back to normal! it can be a slow road but any improvement is better then none, even if it is slow.

I'm glad you are getting better. Love the photo!