…but I just came back from Physical Therapy and the lady said that I might be able to start weaning out of this boot today. I have to go back over there at 4:00 to get some x-rays of my foot and then the doc will decide if I can start the weaning process - whatever that means.
I have to say that I feel much better now about all the lying around doing nothing I’ve been doing lately, because she also said I had done a great job of taking care of the foot and that a lot of people have extensive swelling and soreness around the foot when they break the metatarsal. This really makes up for all the forced inactivity of the past several weeks.
Something funny that happened is that, when she had her little measuring stick and wanted to see how much I could point and flex my foot, she did the left foot, then she said, “I want to do the right foot to see how they compare” and then when I pointed my right foot, she kind of jumped back and I thought I had kicked her in the face or something, so I apologized, and she said “no, I was just surprised at how flexible you are. Are you a dancer?” which of course, made me laugh, because most dancers, I daresay all dancers, do not have quite such a portly look as I have. But, I am flexible and strong, as I have been told by many people who watch people bend or stretch or lift for their living, for example, yoga instructor, horseback riding instructor, physical therapists, and the couple of trainers I’ve worked with at various points in my life.
So. The moral of the story is, 1) even if you are portly, you can still be strong and flexible, 2) even if you have to sit around doing nothing for several torturous weeks, you might find that it was the best thing for you at the time, and 3) don’t eff with me, because I am not only strong enough to kick your ass, but also flexible enough to kick you in the face.
Awesome. Hope you can be bootless soon!
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