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argh insomnia
Jan. 12th, 2009 07:48 amI got something like no sleep last night. I think I have become even more sensitive to late in the day caffeine than I used to be. *sigh* Must remember to not do that again.
Jan. 12th, 2009
my left ankle
Jan. 12th, 2009 09:51 amYes, that is the broken one.
I had another appointment with the orthopediatrician today, and after some X-rays, he says my ankle is healing well. Over the next two weeks I should progress through using the aircast as a walking cast without crutches, then to use a supportive shoe/boot (he recommended a good hiking boot), then after that to ordinary shoes then barefoot over the following 4 weeks or so. He expects that, if I work at it, I should be pretty well fully recovered by about 6-8 weeks. I have a follow-up appointment booked for 3 months from now, but I should call and cancel if I don't feel that I need it.
Physiotherapy is recommended, and I'll need to find someone to do that.
At first, I should try to stick with inline-motions, rather than anything that does rotation or is likely to cause rotation. A bit later, slow careful ballroom dance steps will be good. For climbing, I should be careful to top-rope until pretty close to fully healed, and to avoid it for the first couple of weeks at least. (Well, that means, avoid it without the cast for support, of course.) I can go back to downhill skiing whenever I feel ready since the boot is very good ankle support, but cross-country skiing is far riskier (a lot more sideways pressure), and I didn't think to ask, but I would say that snow-showing on anything but completely flat terrain would also be out, as the snowshoes really emphasize twisting/torsion effects.
All this sounds really good for being able to do my re-booked climbing holiday at the end of March or first week of April.
I had another appointment with the orthopediatrician today, and after some X-rays, he says my ankle is healing well. Over the next two weeks I should progress through using the aircast as a walking cast without crutches, then to use a supportive shoe/boot (he recommended a good hiking boot), then after that to ordinary shoes then barefoot over the following 4 weeks or so. He expects that, if I work at it, I should be pretty well fully recovered by about 6-8 weeks. I have a follow-up appointment booked for 3 months from now, but I should call and cancel if I don't feel that I need it.
Physiotherapy is recommended, and I'll need to find someone to do that.
At first, I should try to stick with inline-motions, rather than anything that does rotation or is likely to cause rotation. A bit later, slow careful ballroom dance steps will be good. For climbing, I should be careful to top-rope until pretty close to fully healed, and to avoid it for the first couple of weeks at least. (Well, that means, avoid it without the cast for support, of course.) I can go back to downhill skiing whenever I feel ready since the boot is very good ankle support, but cross-country skiing is far riskier (a lot more sideways pressure), and I didn't think to ask, but I would say that snow-showing on anything but completely flat terrain would also be out, as the snowshoes really emphasize twisting/torsion effects.
All this sounds really good for being able to do my re-booked climbing holiday at the end of March or first week of April.
brain hurts
Jan. 12th, 2009 10:10 pmI was tired already, then after a pleasant dinner of Pho with xiphia, con_girl and ragnhildr, con_girl and ragnhildr came back to my place and we played Caylus. In French. I reviewed how to play the game, with occasional vocab assistance from ragnhildr, in French. Ouch.
Also, foms showed up part way through the game of Caylus, walked past, and promptly fell asleep on the couch. He remained that way until it was time to leave. On a dit, "il veut dormir avec ses amis".
Also, foms showed up part way through the game of Caylus, walked past, and promptly fell asleep on the couch. He remained that way until it was time to leave. On a dit, "il veut dormir avec ses amis".