On Christmas day I took a little hike. We were visiting son and family out of town. I probably hiked about 1 mile and even went off trail. I was wearing my hiking boots and had wrapped the offending ankle. I also had my hiking poles with me.
It was great to be out in the wild. I had taken another little hike a couple of days before.
The physical therapist has told me to start walking on uneven ground as that act of balancing will strengthen the muscles in my ankle. After the Christmas day hike, I walked around my sons neighborhood for a while and that was painful but the next day I was doing better than ever, with less pain.
I seem to improve in fits and starts. Plateau for a while then improvement . I also got new shoes with better support and that seemed to help.
The source of pain seems to change also. After Thanksgiving most of my pain was in the inside of my ankle, right above where the plate is. Then, it seemed to move to the actual joint inside. That has seemed to improve in the last few days.
I am doing a lot of work on strengthening my leg muscles. Clam shells with the stretchy band. I am riding the bike for longer, also and with more resistance.
Still, I am unable to plan for the future. I cannot picture where I will be in a couple of months and am unable to make plans that involve physical activity. A friend asked my if I wanted to go on a snowshoe overnight in the end of March. I just am afraid to commit to it. Right now I can't imagine being able to do that. Hiking in Peru next summer? would I be crazy to commit?
Monday, December 28, 2009
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