I decided to start a blog. We will all see how consistent I am with this. My goal in starting this blog is to document my recovery from ankle fusion (talonavicular fusion to be more specific) surgery.
Let's put this in perspective. I am a life long athlete. As a 45 year old woman, these past few years are my first since I was 7 to go any length of time not playing a team sport. It was June 8, 2008, that my life as an athlete dramatically changed.
It went something like this - I was in goal, their star striker got behind my defense and was tearing down the left side on a breakaway. I came hard off my line, she cut hard, I cut hard, step in a hole and knew that something bad had just happened.
I saved the goal, made my way through the remainder of the half and hobbled off the field. We were already playing short, I decided it couldn't be that bad; tons of tape around the cleat and I was back out on the field. The final score was 3-2 (we lost); all in all, I felt good about my game.
It was a rush to get to a drug store, find some sort of ankle brace, get home, clean up and get to SF. This was the night of my first date with my now fiance.
No need to do a detailed history of all that has occurred in these last 2 years. The outcome is, torn ligaments and tendon. Eventual diagnosis of damage to the cartilage and bone. Two years of physical therapy, casts, braces, varying levels of weight bearing and finally surgery.
I am done with playing soccer, probably done with most other team sports. Sometimes I don't know what is left for me. For now, resting, elevating, icing, using a walker.
I will keep my spirit up, try to be a good patient, do my exercises and stay creative in figuring out what is next.
And, I will keep writing.
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