46 days post-fracture and I had the fibreglass cast cut off my left leg today, and my foot and its x-ray images examined. All seems good (although the callus looks messy on the x-ray – it would be great to look at the same bone in 12 months time to see the remodelling).
Notes from today:
– when the nurse took the cast off my ankle was shockingly weak. I had to be wheeled to x-ray and back. Very weird.
– an hour and a half later (after lots of wiggling and some cautious standing) I was able to carry Annabel upstairs at home, so rapid improvement.
– the bone is very superficial so I can just about palpate the fracture. There’s no pain here.
As expected I’ve lost a lot of ankle strength and mobility, and my left calf is noticeably smaller than my right calf. I’ll try to meet up with my sports therapist to get it assessed and a rehabilitation programme sorted out. I rode my fixie to the pool today in pouring rain and the ankle was fine. The ankle felt horrible in the pool but everything else was pretty much OK. Weak and weird.
