Cast Off, Cam Walker On

My cast was finally taken off yesterday. Now I am in this thing called Cam Walker. Every week I am supposed to adjust 7.5 degrees upward so that my tendon is stretched back to neutral position (from my foot pointing downward at 30 degrees til my foot is parallel to the ground).

Yesterday those hospital people were not being efficient at all. It took them a long time to do everything. It seemed that they were in a slow mode because... it was a Thursday?? However, I was very excited about getting rid of the cast. Boy, it felt soooo good when the nurse used that vibration saw to get that annoying cast off my leg.

Dr. Charlton said I am doing very well with my recovery. Two more weeks of no weight bearing. And the protected weight bearing. As for physical therapy, the doctor ordered 3 times a week for 6 weeks. So I scrambled to call the physical therapy center at USC. The earliest they could schedule me in is next Wednesday. Honestly, I have no idea what to expect, except that I hope my hot P.T. knows what "he" is doing.

Oh, another thing for meanwhile is that I can take off this cam walker to do some small, very gentle motion of toe/ankle rotation sitting down. Dr. Charlton specifically told me NOT to fall, because at this stage it will be very bad to re-injure the tendon. Wish me luck and pray for me, people.