Week 09: Physical Therapy - Heel Raises 1st Time

Week 09 (Post-Surgery week tracker)

Day 105 (Post-Surgery tracker)

Day 70 (Day of Injury day tracker)

Day 70: 906am

9th Session (of 12) of Physical Therapy

1st Time to do heel raises

Walking with no boot

Week 09: Walking WITHOUT Boot (at Home)

Week 09 (Post-Surgery week tracker)

Day 68 (Post-Surgery tracker)

Day 103 (Day of Injury day tracker)

 

Day 68: Doctor allowed walking without boot at home.

Video shot at clinic (5th visit since surgery)

Week 09: Sleeping WITHOUT a Brace or Boot

Week 09 (Post-Surgery week tracker)

Day 67 (Post-Surgery tracker)

Day 102 (Day of Injury day tracker)

Day 67: Doctor allowed sleeping without an ankle brace.

Information: Shoe Leveler Ideas

These shoes and clogs may be an option to the ShoeLift as the soles are 1/2 inch to 2 inches high. 

Benefits of a shoe leveler:

• Adds height to compensate for a shorter limb length when wearing a walking boot, cast or fracture boot.
• Improves uneven gait and balance.
• Eliminates low back pain and hip pain often associated with a walking cast.

Related Post: Purchase: Shoe Leveler

Week 08: Driving Allowed (WITH Ankle Brace)

Week 08 (Post-Surgery week tracker)

Day 60 (Post-Surgery tracker)

Day 95 (Day of Injury day tracker)

Day 60: Driving allowed by doctor. Recommended use of ankle brace to protect leg.

Related Post: When Can I Drive Again?

Week 08: Walking Cane or Trekking Pole

Week 08 (Post-Surgery week tracker)

Day 57 (Post-Surgery tracker)

Day 92 (Day of Injury day tracker)

Day 57: Doctor allowed use of walking cane or trekking pole instead of crutches. Crutches are essential when climbing the stairs and when outside the house.

Article: Trekking Poles as Alternative to Walking Canes

PWD (Temporary)

Even without a PWD card or PWD car sticker, gracious, kind-hearted and concerned staff and personnel of establishments offered assistance, parking spaces and priority access when they saw the patient in a walker boot and in crutches or walking cane. 

Note: By law and city ordinance, vehicles with issued PWD stickers, IDs or car tags are allowed to park at designated PWD parking spaces. PWD IDs are required to avail of priority access to services.

INFO: BP 344 - Accessibility Law Philippines (1983)

INFO: Republic Act 7277 - Magna Carta of Disabled Persons (1992)

INFO: PWD Philippines: 4 Important Things To Know

Week 07: Walking WITHOUT Crutches (at Home)

Week 07 (Post-Surgery week tracker)

Day 54 (Post-Surgery tracker)

Day 89 (Day of Injury day tracker)

Day 54: Doctor allowed walking without the aid of crutches at home. Walker boot still has to be worn. 

Crutches are essential when climbing the stairs and when outside the house.

Week 07: Leg & Foot Condition

Week 07 (Post-Surgery week tracker)

Day 50 (Post-Surgery tracker)

Day 85 (Day of Injury day tracker)

Day 50: 219pm Stitches