Silver Wolf

Been managing about 10 mins at a time just walking. Discovered that heading the opposite direction from my first try is a much better choice because the uphill grade is no where near as steep. I did manage to break something on my braces so I've curtailed the walks for now, I don't want to cause any unnecessary damage to the rest of the brace. I'm still staying active though! I'd have to be glued down at this point to be made to hold still.

Today I tried day 1, I got to 18 mins of it, all walking. I've spent the past year on a "no exercise, stay off my feet" restriction per a foot specialist who also decided to stick me with a walker that I learned to despise. When I told her that I had been trying to build up to be able to walk a half marathon her response was, "That's never going to happen". I hate that word, I don't believe in never. My husband got a new job shortly after this and I was blessed with a new team of health care workers. My new foot specialist listened to what I said, the low/ no impact cardio I had been doing previously, the tai chi, yoga, and walking. Then I told him what the previous foot doctor said. He examined my feet, saw how my ankles where caving inwards then discussed the options we had. We decided to go with hard molded, plastic braces, articulated AFO's. I've had them for 6 weeks now. I've been cleared by the foot doctor who said I can be as active as I want to be, just to start my exercise program slowly. The orthotics specialist said the braces can take whatever I throw at them. My primary said go ahead with exercise. I'll be sending the first foot doctor a special invite to come be part of my cheering section when I walk my first half marathon, so she can see what never looks like from my perspective. Back to that attempt today. I got 18 mins in of the 30, all walking. Hopefully I'll be able to do some of the running eventually. I ended up calling my husband for a ride home. I've decided to stick with the treadmill until I have a consistent time. Is this unusual for a newbie? Thoughts for being able to build up steadily but not cause injury? (Keep in mind you're dealing with someone with disabilities here) I'm stubborn and tough but I'm not indestructible, lol.