Hooray

[jester]

Today I actually walked on my walking globe, this hurt considerably but also loosened up a lot of my foot and really helps with the physiotherapy.

I can also ride my unicycle and my foot is strong enough to step down onto, but not enough for the 7 footer.

Since I walked on the globe, I am able to walk down the stair properly and my limp as barely perceptible.

One leg is still considerably thinner than the other.

Haha! Ha ha!

[firegirl]

congrads.

[jester]

Ouch

This is hopefully for the entertainment of those who like to see me suffer. If you are squeamish, just accept that I am happy and don't read on.

I thought I was doing okay, until my physiotherapist decided that my foot needed to be far far looser.

while so far, I have been made to perform little excercises that involved walking in the correct fashion and so on, today she decided that some of my soft tissues needed a bit of stretching an pulling about.

I could feel pins and needles times a million, it was like having my foot electrocuted, I hope she didn't take it personally but I can tell you the look I gave her would have scared most. She however just stared back and smiled nicely.

This went on for about a minute and then she let go. The sudden release from the pain, my arms now so tense, my fingers buried deep into the bench, the releif hit me so hard. It was like being smacked with a large door, but in reverse. The pain just built up, the shock of it stopping was something else. I now know what masochism is all about.

Then I got up and walked and now my foot is crying, and whimpering but I feel loose, I FEEL STRONG, just don't ask me to run that's all.

If you ever find yourself, over excited, and a little voice at the back of your head says, maybe you should slow down and think this through, don't think "It'll be allright this once."

Breaking your leg hurts a bit, the loss of earnings hurts a lot, the aching and the itching and sheer discomfort of sleeping with a giant plaster boot is even worse, but these things are nothing, compared to putting your foot on the floor when the plaster comes off, which is a tickle compared to having your foot pulled around by a trained physiotherapist.....

Oh, I didnt cry.... But I never GOT A LOLLIPOP! Wah!

[Magrat2005]

you never got a lollipop and guess what...I got TWO when I got my belly button pierced!!

[Steven Ragatz]

You'll want to be very careful for a long time (months or years). Once an injury like that occurs, the risk of re-injury is far greater. Things like walking globes are probably not a good idea since there is always the likelihood of rolling an ankle or landing a bit skew. I would suggest rewriting your routines that utilize dubious apparatus so that you are still able to work but without such a great threat of re-injury.

If you just change it, the audience will never know it is missing.

As you get older, and wiser (supposedly), things have to change to accommodate. FOL.

Steven Ragatz

[jester]

You are absolutely right, the globe is supposed to be a vehicle for the comedy, not the act in itself so I have to learn not to use it.

On the other hand, this injury has made me want to look after my body simply so I can enjoy doing these things for longer.

I am becoming more left footed to take the strain from my right foot.

Oh how I wish you were wrong Steven. However, a lot more caution will be taken and I shall heed your kind advice.

I can't see myself on the 7ft uni for quite sometime.