Next stop on my trip was shoe shopping, the biggest problem I have had with recovering from a broken ankle is that my foot is so swollen none of my normal shoes fit, I have been living in trainers for weeks.
In order that I could dress in something other than jeans and tracky bottoms I decided to invest in some really comfortable shoes, unfortunatley this meant a trip to a 'granny' shoe shop; you know the ones I mean, you expect comfort over fashion, usually full of old ladies with bunions and replacement hips.
The shop I visited was a small independant store in Wakefield called Earnshaws, yes there was limited choice of shoes that a self respecting 30 year old would wear, but the staff were young and friendly, they were really attentive and actually helped to properly fit the shoes on my feet. There was a real difference in the customer service compared with some of the bigger more mainstream shops, it was a refreshing change.
In the end I bought a pair of Hotter shoes in the sale and a pair of Rieker shoes at full price. The Hotter shoes have removable insoles meaning that the swollen foot would fit in the same size as my other reguarly wide foot. The Reiker ones are a wide fitting anyway and I managed to get both feet in quite comfortably, I may need to add an insole to the normal foot to make it a snugger fit but they generally looked pretty good.
I had my third physiotherapy session this week, I am now down to a stick. Can't say that carrying a stick does much for the street cred, I feel like an old lady, what with the comfy shoes and a stick I just need a blue rinse to complete the look. The stick is a lot less supportive than a crutch, I can't imagine going up and down steps is going to be easy and I don't fancy long distance walks. I know it is all about confidence - but the thought of falling again... it doesn't bear thinking about.
The physio manipulated my ankle today, no idea if it helped but it really, really hurt. She was pressing it, twisting it and moving it back and forth, at times it felt like it was going to break again which was really scary and wierd.
Additional exercise this week were:
1.)Step up and down with the bad foot on the bottom step of the staircase. (repeat 10 times)
2.)Make a small squat movement (bend your knees so they extend over your toes hold and return to standing).You can use a worktop for support. (repeat 10 times)
3.)Balance on your bad leg holding the pose for as long as possible. (repeat 10 times)
4.)Put you bad leg on the bottom step keep your good leg behind you and lunge forward, repeat on the other leg. Intensify the movement by using the second step again. (repeat 10 times)
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