At 16 weeks post lisfranc surgery, my healing foot (right) has nearly as much ability to bend as my normal foot.
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| 16 weeks post lisfranc surgery image |
Being able to bend my big toe has been integral to my ability to walk "normally" again.
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| 16 weeks post lisfranc surgery image |
At 16 weeks, my ankle swells only when I am on my foot for too long. Otherwise it looks "normal" most of the time.
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16 weeks post lisfiranc surgery image right side view
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| 16 weeks post lisfranc surgery image left side |
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| 16 weeks post lisfranc surgery scar |
I have gone from needing the John Deere to go up to our main level........
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| Lisfranc John Deere taxi ride |
To using a knee scooter to get around....
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| lisfranc knee scooter |
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| lisfranc knee scooter |
Graduating to using a walker. Next came 2 crutches and then one crutch...
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| lisfranc crutches |
The cane with my boot came next
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| lisfranc cane can be a work of art |
Followed by a sneaker with only the boot and without the cane
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| lisfranc boot |
At 16 weeks I occasionally need the cane with my sneaker
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| lisfranc recovery |
But most of the time, I can walk every third or fourth step in my sneakers pain free and without my cane
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| 16 weeks post lisfranc surgery recovery |
I am dreaming of the day when I can start to wear "normal" shoes again....even if the shoes are just sandals without heels!!
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| lisfranc recovery dream |
