It’s been almost three months since my foot surgery (September 16). Two months of extreme inactivity (minimal walking, no bike riding), and then a couple of weeks of some bike riding and three weeks of lots of walking in Taiwan. Our hotel room in Taipei was on the 12th floor (oops — 11th — no 4th floor), and I tried to take the stairs whenever I could, but it still wasn’t up to my previous level of activity.
Today for the first time in three months I played basketball, running with the younger guys. It was better than I expected, in that I haven’t lost my shooting touch. I hit the first two 3-point shots I tried, and ended up 3 for 5 from behind the line. But after a game and a half, less than an hour of playing, I was tired and my legs were weak.
But unlike before surgery, my foot didn’t hurt at all as I played. Before the surgery, I would get shooting pains in my big and second toe, but not today. After I got home my foot was aching a little and I iced it, but it looks like the surgery was worth it. The big toe is still a lot less flexible than the one on the other foot, and I hope that works out too, but even if it doesn’t I’m better off than I was.
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1 Dale // Dec 13, 2013 at 10:17 am
That’s great! I have a feeling that staying active will be good for the healing.
2 Donna // Dec 13, 2013 at 6:02 pm
That’s how I was after surgery – not perfect but a lot better than it was before.
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