At this visit Mia Rose’s cast was removed and she was put into a walking boot, but the doctor told her that she needed to remain non-weight bearing for one more week. After that he told her that she could begin weight bearing in the boot as tolerated. He said that she could walk as much as she could reasonably tolerate. He said that some discomfort was to be expected but intense pain was not. He also said that she could ditch the crutches as soon as she felt ready.
As expected her foot and leg were pretty flaky and in need of a good scrubbing when the cast came off and the atrophy in her calf was pretty extreme as well. She was bummed to see that but looking forward to starting PT to begin to build her strength back up. Despite being a little stiff from being immobilized for 5 weeks, she had pretty good range of motion in her ankle and said it felt really good to be able to move it. The doctor said that she could remove the boot whenever she was sitting to do range of motion exercises.
A Gymnast's Lisfranc Recovery Journey 