Yesterday, exactly 20 weeks after foot surgery, I graduated physical therapy. To celebrate, I made a batch of my favorite grain-free, dairy-free chocolate chip cookies. I actually loved PT, and will miss it, but I know I now have all … Continue reading
Tag Archives: subtalar fusion
recovery update, week 8: back at the grocery store
This is my happy place: the grocery store, surrounded by greens. All the goodness! All the possibilities! Man, had I missed it. Yesterday was my first time there since before my foot surgery in November. I’m still walking in my boot … Continue reading
recovery real talk
This was me yesterday, doing the traffic on two feet for the first time since the middle of November. Okay, one foot and one boot, but let’s not split hairs. It’s progress! Progress that I’ve been waiting a long time … Continue reading
my subtalar fusion: two screws, one bionic foot, and the kindness of many strangers
See those two screws, the ones that were inserted into my right foot through an incision in my heel? It’s called a subtalar fusion, and it’s why I haven’t posted here in almost a month. Long story, short: my rheumatoid … Continue reading