Stress is over.. at least for this week!

Hi again.

This week has been super super super super (I could go on) stressful. I have had my AP German and AP Stats final and had been feeling totally unprepared for both. Not sure how they ended up going.. hopefully passing.. fingers crossed! But on top of that my ankle has been feeling a little sore and just not quite right. Nothing serious, just enough that I can feel it when I walk. Most of the time I don't even notice it, but this week it has been acting up. And it might sound weird but I think it might have something to do with the weather. It used to get all funky and weird in the cold so maybe it does the same thing when it gets warm? Who knows. I am definitely not complaining about the nice weather though!

I had a check up with Dr. Wilson Monday. He said that the bones are completely healed and that the soft tissue is mostly healed. It apparently can take up to a year before everything is completely "normal" and ready for full activity. He asked me a lot about what kind of activity I am doing and how much. He was glad to hear that I am still taking it pretty easy at dance and trying to stay mostly on my left when I am dancing. One thing that I thought was interesting was that he asked me how confident I was in the strength and ability in my right ankle. I never really thought about it until he asked, but I am really cautious about what I do and don't do on that ankle. Yes I know that I try to take it easy and do the littlest amount I can on it, but when he asked how confident I would be if he told me I could go full force on the bad ankle, I realized I am still unconfident and hesitant. Dr. Wilson said that was the right answer. While everything is technically healed, it is going to take up to another year before I lose that sense of being scared to try things on it again. He said that it will take time to realize what my permanent limitations are and how to work around them. This is one of those things that I didn't expect when I went into surgery. I thought that once I got the okay to start doing things again I would be ready to jump back in full force. In reality thought I am SO careful about what I let myself do and what I hold back on.

Mentor Meeting with Mrs. A got rescheduled until Friday, so look for updates then!