Update: Last weekend, exactly 5 months after my accident, I went on the Cape Canopy Tour. I needed to “run back to the car” to fetch something. When I reached the car I realised I had just done my first mini-jog. The tour itself involved 40 min of hiking to get to the pick-up point at the end. I managed! My foot is still stiff and sore-ish (especially a day after any “jogging” exploits), but I am definitely more mobile.
Today is exactly 2 weeks since my ORIF surgery and I am to start partial weight bearing, which basically means that my injured leg must go through normal walking motion, but still using crutches to take most of the weight. Been going to physio since day 3 in hospital. Stiffness of foot, calve etc sorted and laser treatment to increase healing.
I have very little pain, more discomfort from the boot and swelling when I take it of to shower.
That is not fair! How come you could start with partial weight-bearing after only 2 weeks? I was told strictly no weight for 6 weeks. It must have something to do with the hardware…? The physio and orthopaedist both told me no physio on the foot at all (I could work on my leg) until the bone had healed completely. I think they were worried that I would damage it even more. Apparently, if any bone in your foot is just slightly out of place, you get hardware. I think your bones were more than “slightly out of place.”
The bone mending is the quick part - the soft tissue and the blood circulation takes a while - my Ortho said - 6-8 weeks for the bone and an additional four months for the soft tissue - that's around 24 -26 weeks in total ... half a year 
Thanks for a great post. 
How true. It’s the soft tissue that’s giving me uphill. There is no pain in the area where the bone broke (mid-foot), but still pain on the front ball (transverse arch) of my foot and along the outer edge.
Thanks for the thanks!
Sal self ook in 'n paar behoorlike stewels moet belê – het al 3 keer ‘n stukkie grond gekoop maar was tot dusvêr gelukkig met net kneusings, seer ribbes en seer knie
Bewys jouself ‘n guns en kry daai stewels voor die ongeluk en nie ná die tyd nie. Dis maar 'n duur les hierdie.
Ek moet ook stewels kry, maar ai die goed is darem duur.
My voet trek al by R8,297.35 en ek het nie eens Noneking se hardewarewinkel aan die gang in my binnestes nie.
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