I'm out of the boot, but that's not saying much. I got another cortisone shot in my ankle today and was told that I had to give up the fun shoes FOREVER. He told me that I had to wear an athletic shoe with heel stabilization (even at home), along with the orthotics he had specially made for me. Bleh- no style whatsoever, but very expensive. What is UP with THAT?

The surgeon said that I must have a very high pain tolerance because I acted as if "we were having tea and crumpets" when he shot the cortisone in. I didn't even flinch. Ummmm, put yourself in my shoes for the past two years and you'd have a new definition for the pain scale. What's a four or five to me is probably a nine or 10 to someone else, based on what I've read.



Goodbye Converse.... Goodbye fun heels.... Goodbye sexy boots.....Hello shoes that don't go with anything in my closet except sweatshirts, jeans and curlers in my hair.

I see him in four weeks. He wants to see what the cortisone, icing every night, and more diligence to wearing the foot gear at home (I always wore the boot outside of the house, but come on- sitting on my keester at home?)

I guess I can be thankful that I'm not in an office environment anymore because I *know* I'd never get myself to wear athletic shoes with dress pants (and what about a skirt? ::shudder:

I'm not going to guarantee that I'll be 100% compliant if I am dressing up. In fact, if you are a betting person- go ahead and bet that I won't be compliant in those circumstances. Come ON, in May it'll be a year since the injury and I wasn't wearing special shoes until October (when he found the fracture and tear.)

Baby-steps into old-lady land are required here. The fact that I took the news from the cardiologist better than being told I’d have to wear ugly shoes the rest of my life says quite a bit…