At 9 months my left calf (above ankle that was broken) was an inch smaller than my right calf. It’s still, now at 11 months, an inch smaller though I noticed my right calf got bigger so the left calf is still catching up. …

I love snowshoeing and x-country skiing. I talked with physical therapist about which would be easiest/best given state of my ankle at 10 months. We decided on x-country skiing since snowshoeing might be more difficult. Surprise! Before this injury, x-country skiing was easy and fun. After this injury, caused by…

It’s been 9 months since I slipped on stairs, landed on my ankle on a tile floor, and started this journey of injury and recovery. Months 1–3 were NWB (non weight bearing) Months 4–6 I worked to walk again and go up and down stairs Months 6–8 I improved balancing…

I’ve reached a new point of view on this experience. Instead of worrying that pain is going to be tendonitis, and resisting or relenting to pain, I’m thinking of pain as scar tissue that needs to break up and joint that wants to move more and breathing through it. …

I brought one trekking pole for hiking in Hawai’i, while on vacation, because walking downhill is still difficult. The rainforest hiking trails had exposed roots and streams to cross and the trekking pole really helped give me confidence on steep declines and over slippery rocks in streams. I did it! …

Dorsiflexion and plantarflexion are now the same in both ankles! A few days ago I did an hour of stretching and working on motion and strengthening. Then I gave my ankle an epsom salt soak, massaged it to help continue breaking up scar tissue, and for the first time noticed…

It’s been 9 weeks since I started trying to do single leg heel raises, on the ankle that is rehabbing, and I haven’t made much progress. I can still only raise up about 2 cm. …

(propping my ankle up at airport while waiting for flight) This past week I have been traveling to 2 cities. For the 4 hour flight to the first city, I wore compression socks and added a compression brace over my recovering ankle. During the flight my ankle swelled up and…

This week I had 6 month appointment with surgeon. All is good! Ankle is structurally sound. Tibia break can barely be seen. Fibula is fine and can see where it broke. While waiting to see the surgeon I heard a familiar sound from this injury experience. …