It has been 10 days since surgery. The first few days I took it easy, one day on crutches, the next day without but with the main weight on the left foot. And it got better from day to day. I went to physical therapy, got a list of exercises to do at home. Strangely, it said “three sessions per day” and I did them. It took a large chunk of time out of my days. Besides, I concentrated on ab exercises like partial get-ups with kettle-bells and did overhead presses from a sitting position. Over the course of the first week, I cranked up the partial get ups to over 100 reps with 28 kg (62 lbs) kettle bells. (partial get-ups: lay on your back on the floor, press the kettle-bell straight up and lift your upper body off the ground, good one!) I also increase the overhead press to my body weight and did three sets at 3 x body weight.
I’m in the second week of recovery. I can walk without pain for about half a mile. I got a new set of exercises, this time it is one session per day 3 x per week but I’m doing the stuff daily since it does not hurt. Also, I don’t use a 6″ box, I use a 12″ box for step ups and downs. I cut back a bit on ab stuff and work ladders up to and down from body weight on the overhead press from a sitting position.
It’s getting better all the time…