Well, she managed to stay out of the blasted ortho boot for 8 weeks. Monday at gym, she missed the beam with most of her foot in her acro dismount series. Broke the big toe of the other foot in the growth plate. Also has soft tissue damage. Planning surgery for Friday or Monday to wire and pin the bone and ligaments back together. She will have external hardware for 3 weeks, then another surgery to remove the hardware. She will be in the ortho boot and on crutches for another 3 - 5 weeks after that.
She is handling all of this pretty well (of course she is on pain meds. She is determined to get back (but has grumbled just a bit about how hard she worked - even managed to qualify for Regionals in the 8 weeks she was mobile - all for nothing!). Surgeons tell us they can return much of the function, but it will never be 100%. One of her main concerns is how goofy she will look in an ortho boot while wearing shorts. It is good to be young!
She is handling all of this pretty well (of course she is on pain meds. She is determined to get back (but has grumbled just a bit about how hard she worked - even managed to qualify for Regionals in the 8 weeks she was mobile - all for nothing!). Surgeons tell us they can return much of the function, but it will never be 100%. One of her main concerns is how goofy she will look in an ortho boot while wearing shorts. It is good to be young!