Just a quick update on my recovery from this last foot surgery.
Basically everything seems to be going great! Only a little pain now. The most troubling issue is the remaining foot numbness . . . essentially the whole foot is numb on the surface. What can't the numbness continue deeper into the bones!! Hahaha! This really isn't a problem . . . it's just that it feels weird and gross to tough my foot . . . like putting lotion on that foot just about grosses me out!
I can walk with very little pain. My longest walk so far has been 3.1 miles. I ran a few steps and that didn't seem to cause me any additional pain. This week my doctor has cleared me to run as I feel I can, but I'm taking it slow. Okay . . . I always go slow! That's not a news flash!
I'm still not wearing normal shoes. I've tried it a few times but my foot starts to hurt after an hour or so. But wearing these Luna sandals with fleece tabby socks works just fine really.
So I plan to start 2015 running . . . and walking. I've entered the Resolution Run 5k on New Years Day . . . I'll walk the vast majority since I haven't run more that 200 yards since surgery! But I'll try to walk fast and run when I can. We'll see what happens! One step at a time.
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Cleared to walk!
Yesterday was my first day cleared to try and walk normally! And honestly walking normally wasn't a problem to do. No physical therapy needed!!
Went to the Y to be with my Nooners buds. . . Andy, Carol, Joe and me! My surgeon wanted me to keep my walks to no more than a mile and I was all about following his directions precisely.
My friends let me set the pace since they knew I was very limited in what I could do! I started with a decent pace (maybe a 20 minute mile pace) and stopped at one mile exactly! Just like my doctor said! Unfortunately that was about 1/2 mile from the Y so I just walked on back. Let's call it a 1 mile walk with a cool down! Sweet!
By the end I could feel some foot pain but not bad at all. And today I feel fine all things considered!
Oddly . . . my toe has shrunk!
Not a huge amount but definitely noticeable. Without a doubt mt days of being a foot model are now behind me! Unless of course there is a need for a model of weird looking feet!
But all things are looking pretty good right now. I am limited to short walks through December but then maybe I'll be able to extend the distance some and increase the pace to an actual run!! Hopefully so.
I seriously doubt if I'll be doing any long distance running again. Maybe I will be able to . . . but most likely those days are gone. Oddly . . . I'm not missing them though! I believe it will be fun to keep my runs to 5-6 miles maximum. Start running 5ks again!
Went to the Y to be with my Nooners buds. . . Andy, Carol, Joe and me! My surgeon wanted me to keep my walks to no more than a mile and I was all about following his directions precisely.
My friends let me set the pace since they knew I was very limited in what I could do! I started with a decent pace (maybe a 20 minute mile pace) and stopped at one mile exactly! Just like my doctor said! Unfortunately that was about 1/2 mile from the Y so I just walked on back. Let's call it a 1 mile walk with a cool down! Sweet!
By the end I could feel some foot pain but not bad at all. And today I feel fine all things considered!
Oddly . . . my toe has shrunk!
Not a huge amount but definitely noticeable. Without a doubt mt days of being a foot model are now behind me! Unless of course there is a need for a model of weird looking feet!
But all things are looking pretty good right now. I am limited to short walks through December but then maybe I'll be able to extend the distance some and increase the pace to an actual run!! Hopefully so.
I seriously doubt if I'll be doing any long distance running again. Maybe I will be able to . . . but most likely those days are gone. Oddly . . . I'm not missing them though! I believe it will be fun to keep my runs to 5-6 miles maximum. Start running 5ks again!