Physio Round 2
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hellisonStarted second round of physio today, details below the cut for anyone not completely over teh whole leg thing
Brief background. Went to the GP about a month ago, cos ankle is still v. stiff and sore and I probably still shouldn't be using a crutch at this stage. He agreed and referred me to the physio. But they put me on the 'routine/chronic' waiting list, which is Four Months Long.
I didn't fancy waiting that long, so since they also do it privately, went for that. First session was today.
Surprise Surprise, they had no record at all of me being referred by GP. So that took some faffing while they got the clinic to fax thro the referral.
Then The Explaining Of It All, which took a while, during which I realised I hadn't brought the heel lift insole thingy. Bugger.
Anyway. Then, Examining. And Pondering. And teh conclusion -
It is A Very Stiff Ankle, and she thinks there might be some 'traumatic/secondary arthritis' or similar on the joint. So I'm going to go for 5 or 6 sessions there and if that doesn't make a noticable difference, she's sending me back to the fracture clinic, possibly for more surgery. YAY.
Then she did the Working To Loosen The Joint. Which was pretty much as painful as I had remembered (ie. clutching side of bed trying not to yelp). I had thought that part at least would be less OWOWOWOW STOP OW by now. Also, calf muscles on both legs are incredibly tender (ie sore to touch). It did move more by the time she'd finished tho.
After all this fun, she decided I should have been referred as Urgent, not Routine at all, so she's going to switch me back from Private to NHS, since apparently that's where I should have been in the first place. Yay! (i think).
Going back in about a week and a half (cos she's off next week), in the meantime have to do stretching exercises 5 times a day - pretty much the same exercises I had last time - some with added stretchy bands. Will see if it helps this time. Can't hurt anwyay.
Mention of more surgery was worrying, but it had been in the back of my head. Hopefully the physio stuff will help tho; it's also in some way a relief to know I was right to insist on more, and that they're going to try fixing it.
Overall, I THINK I feel better about it now ;p
In other news, still having fun with the wii fit. Haven't really lost much weight - tho it has dropped a little this week - but I have lost an inch from my waist and over an inch from hips/belleh (BYEBYE BELLEH) which I am much more pleased with, since there is obviously muscle toning/building going on. Plus I FEEL much better for doing some sort of exercise again at last.
Haven't been doing the balance games so much, mostly because I suck that them.
Most days I do about an hour - half an hour of a mix of the yoga and muscle exercises, in which I daily get told my left leg doesn't seem to offer as much support as my right. However in some of the yoga I have great balance and my form is beautiful too! Thanks George! (have taken to calling the instructor man George, as this helps when I need to yell at him ;p).
Then 20 mins/half an hour of the aerobic things. I still have to do the jogging in short bursts, as *both* legs start to give out if I try the longer one. Just about have the hang of the Step one, I rock the hula hoops (tho, knackering), and recently have been trying the 2nd level of the rhythm boxing programme. Which has mostly proved I have very little rhythm and no co-ordination ;p
So far, I've found it a good incentive to keep exercising - with the scoring you can see yourself getting better, and there is a quite a variety of exercises. It also suggests combinations of exercises that go well together. Some of them I still can't manage and the one legged ones are a Challenge, but it's all good practice.
What i don't like so much is the daily weighing, since weight can vary day to day anyway. And I think BMI is a pile of crock, especially as the wii fit does it, based only on height/weight - cf the losing inches but not actual weight. And i haven't bothered with the 'wii fit age' part in weeks. Tho I was down around 32 last time, so go me!
But, on the whole, for me, it's been a Win so far ;)
Right. Now I have to go wiggle my ankle 50 times. Then do some rapid cleaning before I head to work. Yay!
Brief background. Went to the GP about a month ago, cos ankle is still v. stiff and sore and I probably still shouldn't be using a crutch at this stage. He agreed and referred me to the physio. But they put me on the 'routine/chronic' waiting list, which is Four Months Long.
I didn't fancy waiting that long, so since they also do it privately, went for that. First session was today.
Surprise Surprise, they had no record at all of me being referred by GP. So that took some faffing while they got the clinic to fax thro the referral.
Then The Explaining Of It All, which took a while, during which I realised I hadn't brought the heel lift insole thingy. Bugger.
Anyway. Then, Examining. And Pondering. And teh conclusion -
It is A Very Stiff Ankle, and she thinks there might be some 'traumatic/secondary arthritis' or similar on the joint. So I'm going to go for 5 or 6 sessions there and if that doesn't make a noticable difference, she's sending me back to the fracture clinic, possibly for more surgery. YAY.
Then she did the Working To Loosen The Joint. Which was pretty much as painful as I had remembered (ie. clutching side of bed trying not to yelp). I had thought that part at least would be less OWOWOWOW STOP OW by now. Also, calf muscles on both legs are incredibly tender (ie sore to touch). It did move more by the time she'd finished tho.
After all this fun, she decided I should have been referred as Urgent, not Routine at all, so she's going to switch me back from Private to NHS, since apparently that's where I should have been in the first place. Yay! (i think).
Going back in about a week and a half (cos she's off next week), in the meantime have to do stretching exercises 5 times a day - pretty much the same exercises I had last time - some with added stretchy bands. Will see if it helps this time. Can't hurt anwyay.
Mention of more surgery was worrying, but it had been in the back of my head. Hopefully the physio stuff will help tho; it's also in some way a relief to know I was right to insist on more, and that they're going to try fixing it.
Overall, I THINK I feel better about it now ;p
In other news, still having fun with the wii fit. Haven't really lost much weight - tho it has dropped a little this week - but I have lost an inch from my waist and over an inch from hips/belleh (BYEBYE BELLEH) which I am much more pleased with, since there is obviously muscle toning/building going on. Plus I FEEL much better for doing some sort of exercise again at last.
Haven't been doing the balance games so much, mostly because I suck that them.
Most days I do about an hour - half an hour of a mix of the yoga and muscle exercises, in which I daily get told my left leg doesn't seem to offer as much support as my right. However in some of the yoga I have great balance and my form is beautiful too! Thanks George! (have taken to calling the instructor man George, as this helps when I need to yell at him ;p).
Then 20 mins/half an hour of the aerobic things. I still have to do the jogging in short bursts, as *both* legs start to give out if I try the longer one. Just about have the hang of the Step one, I rock the hula hoops (tho, knackering), and recently have been trying the 2nd level of the rhythm boxing programme. Which has mostly proved I have very little rhythm and no co-ordination ;p
So far, I've found it a good incentive to keep exercising - with the scoring you can see yourself getting better, and there is a quite a variety of exercises. It also suggests combinations of exercises that go well together. Some of them I still can't manage and the one legged ones are a Challenge, but it's all good practice.
What i don't like so much is the daily weighing, since weight can vary day to day anyway. And I think BMI is a pile of crock, especially as the wii fit does it, based only on height/weight - cf the losing inches but not actual weight. And i haven't bothered with the 'wii fit age' part in weeks. Tho I was down around 32 last time, so go me!
But, on the whole, for me, it's been a Win so far ;)
Right. Now I have to go wiggle my ankle 50 times. Then do some rapid cleaning before I head to work. Yay!
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Date: 2008-05-22 06:49 pm (UTC)