Week 3 Post Op

Week 3 Post Op 21/04/14

I have now pretty much dispensed with the crutches as I’m able to walk around in the boot without any hassle. The screws in my ankle didn't give me any other bother and I seem to be recovering fairly well. I did catch the worse dose of flu I think I've ever had so spent 3 days or so in bed with that and still kind of suffering a bit. I went back to work last Monday, mainly working from home for the next few weeks and the leg held up fairly well. It didn't swell up too much but I was still pretty tired at the end of the day – I am able to elevate it especially when I’m on conference calls so I’m sure that helped.

On Thursday, I went back into the hospital. They took off the Unna boot dressing and put on a new simple rectangle dressing. The wound looks really good and has basically healed - see picture below. I can now shower and get the wound wet without any problems. I have another three week with the boot on and then I’ll be moved into shoes with heal raises in them – that’s at the 6 weeks stage. From 6 until 12 weeks is when most people re-rupture (usually from doing something relatively stupid according to my consultant) so I will need to take care then.

He said I can do most things with the boot on so I have been able to do practical things around the house like cooking, clearing up, putting the kids to  bed etc. so that’s not bad at 3 weeks. I've

even made a start on the garden and have been able to do manage some digging and mowing.

I’m still doing the weights with the resistant bands but hope to be able to make it to the gym next week and do some proper weights. Its another 3 weeks before I go back into the hospital so I don’t expect much to change in that time and getting the boot off then will be the next big milestone.