Tagged: milestone

A meme x-ray captioned 'Am I still ok to run?', showing the bones of a spindly bird-like leg beside a small splayed foot, gently poking fun at whether it's wise to go running.

Day 75Walking & PT

Runnin' Down a Dream

I have fallen behind on writing here, and I could not be happier about the reason: I have been too busy being active. Things are going SO WELL. I have been…

Pain 1/10 FWB check-in · x-rays · brace

Two elderly women in the front seats of a car. On the left, a grey-haired woman in sunglasses and a pearl necklace grips the steering wheel and laughs; on the right, her friend in glasses and a white blouse turns to look at her. Still from the classic MiWay Insurance 'Muriel' ad.

Day 57Walking & PT

Slow Ride

Got up early today with a simple plan: Uber up to Maryland to meet my new physical therapist. Reader, the Uber app routed my poor driver out of DC and into…

Pain 0/10 FWB pt · first-pt-visit · flexibility

Day 54Boot / Transition

Boot Scootin' Boogie

And a whole week went by just like that! Clearly things are going well when I don't have a lot to blog about, because life is just trucking on. This past week…

Pain 0/10 FWB boot · brace · gear

A meme from the movie What About Bob?: Bill Murray in an orange life vest, lashed to the mast of a sailboat with rope, captioned above 'The journey of a thousand miles' and below 'begins with baby steps.'

Day 48Boot / Transition

These Boots Are Made for Walkin'

I am free of the bitchsticks! Or at least, mostly. The weekend errand and breakfast run still required them, but I'm able to hobble around the house without…

Pain 2/10 PWB crutches · boot · walking

A black-and-white meme: a bare foot resting on top of a dense bed of long, upright metal nails, captioned across the top, 'What walking feels like when your foot is asleep.'

Day 45Boot / Transition

Free Bird

Ohhhhh, what a day it's been for my foot. First, let me clear up the great myth: when the doctor and the internet swore that pulling the pins out of my toe…

Pain 5/10 PWB pin-removal · pain · advil

A reaction meme: a man in a shirt and loosened tie in a kitchen, hands raised and mouth open in pure delight, under bold white all-caps text reading 'OMG I'M SO EXCITED!!'

Day 44Boot / Transition

I'm So Excited

The day has arrived!! And it's AWESOME! Now I know I promised a video of the [ahem] "pin extraction," but I want to save that since it's long, and I need to…

Pain 2/10 PWB pin-removal · weight-bearing · pwb

A someecards-style meme in dusty pink with two suited men, one adjusting the other's collar, captioned: 'Time flies when you're having fun... or something like that.'

Day 40Boot / Transition

Fly Like an Eagle

OH MY GAWD, I just realized it's been days since I posted. And honestly? I think that's a good thing. I've been off doing this wild new activity called life -…

Pain 2/10 NWB boot-transition · weight-bearing · six-week-check

A retro-style illustration of Jesus with a halo on a black background, above the quote: 'Remember, God doesn't love people with small biceps.' Attributed, naturally, to Jesus.

Day 21Boot / Transition

Personal Jesus

Today was an awesome day. And not just because it's exactly 3 weeks post-op. And not just because my foot got its first bath. And not just because it's…

Pain 2/10 NWB boot-transition · milestone · strength-training

A meme in bold white text on a black background: 'I asked the ER doctor if I could do my own stitches. She said, Suture self.'

Day 20Boot / Transition

Footloose

THE STITCHES CAME OUT!!! Hooooooooraaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy... one more step (har-har) towards recovery. We are 3 weeks in, and today Dr. Stein popped his head in…

Pain 2/10 NWB boot-transition · milestone · stitches

Gloved hands working a pair of surgical scissors through layers of tan elastic bandage and fluffy white cotton padding wrapped around my right foot and ankle, one toe just peeking out of the top, with my left foot in a white-and-orange HOKA off to the side.

Day 13Early Recovery

I Can See Clearly Now

Today was a BIG DAY! It was the "unveiling of the foot!" Aka, the day all the surgical dressing came off and I finally got to lay eyes on the masterpiece that…

Pain 1/10 NWB early-recovery · milestone · unveiling

Selfie of a smiling woman with long blond hair, wearing a heather-gray t-shirt printed with bold black block letters reading 'EVERYTHING HURTS.'

Surgery daySurgery

The Final Countdown

3... 2... 1... it's go-time. And it feels exactly like my very first Badwater race day in 2015, and the ones I was lucky enough to run in 2016 and 2019. All of…

FWB surgery · badwater · mindset

A boxing meme. A boxer in a blue helmet takes a hard right glove square to the face. The incoming red glove is labeled 'hamstring day,' and the boxer getting hit is labeled 'me, feeling good about myself.'

Pre-op · 4d to surgeryPre-op

We'll Meet Again

Today was my last day at \[solidcore\] for the next three months. Not because I can't work out, to be clear. I could. I've done it before, plenty of times.…

FWB pre-op · exercise · solidcore