01/01 -  This will be a laid back day.

Kathi and I will visit her mother at some point, but have no plans other than to take it easy for the rest of the day.

I will be back in the shop Friday morning.

01/02 – I am back in the shop.

My foot is rested after taking New Years Day off. One week from today I will be seeing my orthopedic doctor again. I will learn how much longer I will need the AIRCAST and when I will be starting PT – Physical Therapy.

01/09 – Because of all of the new snow and the traffic that goes with it I will be leaving for my 9:00 appointment with my doctor at about 7:30 hoping for the best.

I made it on time with about five minutes to spare.

After having my foot x-rayed I got a new insert for my AIRCAST as I will be wearing it for at least four more weeks. My doctor is pleased that everything looks good and my foot is healing well, but told me that she does not want to rush things just be on the safe side.

While I would like to get rid of the AIRCAST, I would rather not have to go through the surgery again on my left foot so I will exercise patience as needed.

Dr. Ptaszek gave me  a prescription for PT – Physical Therapy – and I will be starting next week.

I arrived back home just before noon.

01/10 – The snow that started early yesterday morning finally stopped at about 4:00 this afternoon. I do not know what the official word is but we have nearly 12 new inches of the white stuff.

There was no way that Kathi was going to be able to move it all by herself so with her help I was able to get my still swollen left foot in my NEOS by putting my shoe in first and then slipping my foot in.

Two hours later we were done.

I then switched back to my AIRCAST and am walking aided by my crutches.

01/15 - It is now 8 below zero and I am about to leave for PT (Physical Therapy).

That is a little scary as all that I can put on my foot is a compression stocking and my toes stick out from the front of the AIRCAST. I am really not interested in the possibility of frost bite. I have a blanket in the car just in case.

01/16 – Yesterday’s temperature almost seems like a heat wave as it is 17 below now with a wind chill of more that 30 below. The threat of frost bite continues to be a serious threat each time that I must venture outside.

PT went well yesterday.

I will be doing exercises on a daily basis meant to loosen up my ankle and foot muscles. The last time that I walked without out crutches and /or a cast was the morning before my surgery on October 23rd. That was twelve weeks ago yesterday.

This is a long awaited moment.

As my mobility improves I will be able to get a lot more done on a daily basis.

01/21 – I will be off to PT again today for an 11:00 appointment and more treatment to help me get rid of the AIRCAST and back into shoes again. 

The sun is shinning and it looks as though the road is dry so the mid-day adventure should only take about two and a half hours or so.