Your Questions….ANSWERED! And Pics.

I have gotten a lot of questions regarding my foot.  It’s the same question people have been asking.

Will I gain side to side (right/left) motions when it gets better?

Answer: No.  He fused that joint together so I cannot move side to side, that was what was causing all the pain and creating bone spurs as well and making it very painful to be on.  He used those two long screws to fuse the bone together so it’ll grow as one bone and not have to worry about pain anymore.   I will have movement up and down only.  When and if I run into the side to side motion being needed like walking on uneven surfaces, the bone being fused will prevent that.  It just won’t turn side to side.  It’s like I’m wearing a brace inside the leg to prevent it from turning, the surgeon said.  I’ll only have up-down motion.  I will never regain the full use of the foot.  No limp, no need for extra aid to walk, just no side to side motion. 

In other news, I need to find a way to exercise on crutches.  I’ve gained some weight just going by how clothes fit.  I looked up online and sure enough, they have exercises to do when on crutches so I’m looking into them.  I’ve pained my nails blue and purple.  Purple to match the cast and blue to match the Knee scooter I use as below.

The above one is black, mine is blue.

^^Ignore the hairs on my feet.  It’s gross, but you can see the colors of the nail polish I used.  Pretty together.

I can’t seem to find the site that had all the exercises on it. It was really thorough.  Very good plans.