Yikes! I Broke My Foot!

[marearose 2]

One month out from VSG, I was walking every day and feeling great...and I stepped off the front porch and severely broke my left foot! Now I am in a wheelchair for two months. I had to have surgery and now I have a plate in my foot and six titanium screws.

I'm slowly coming off the pain meds and getting a little exercise going out with the wheelchair. I'm going back to teaching high school science in a week.

I tried crutches and a knee walker, but don't have the upper-body strength to not hurt myself. The knee walker was really hard on my abdominal wall.

So, I guess I'll be doing stretches with resistance bands for an upper body workout.

I haven't lost any weight for a few weeks after losing 27 pounds in the first month. I'm doing well on the diet my doctor recommended...just not losing weight...kind of a let down...

[LindaS 316]

Hugs! I noticed when I went for my presurgery support group that several people in the group had crutches and casts on their feet. It made me wonder about it.

I hope you recover quickly. I know how frustrating it can be when you injure your foot, but I want to tell you to let your foot heal. I broke my ankle in 1997, and I think I tried to do too much too fast. (I was on crutches from December 97 to April 98.) I had three little ones including one who could not yet walk. I learned to push her in a stroller while I walked behind on crutches, etc. I think if I had stayed off my foot longer than tried to find alternatives to make it work, my ankle would have done a better job healing. So rest!

[virtygirl 11]

Marearose, so sorry to hear that you've broken your foot so severely. Best wishes for a speedy recovery and be encouraged that this is a set back to a degree but you will overcome it. Best luck on your health and recovery.