VACOPED\VACOCAST Advice
Hi I have just received my 2nd hand Vacoped boot (bought from Ebay). It is in very good condition and all seems to be in working order. I have just read the manual and seen a small section that...
View ArticleCast Off!
I feel very happy! I went to the hospital yesterday with my ebay Vacoped boot! When I asked if I could use my own boot rather than the standard Aircast that they use in The hospital the doctor and...
View Article1 week in a boot
I have now been wearing my Vacoped/Vacocast boot for the last 7 days. The first 3 days were not good at all. I started to get very numb toes and 'pins and needles' (similar to alton2012's experiences)....
View ArticleNaked at night!
I went to the Fracture Clinic on Thursday. It was a little surreal as initially the staff told me that I probably didn't need to be there as normally all they do at a 2 week boot appointment is to...
View Article8 week update
I should have been in 2 shoes yesterday but I have had to delay my hospital appointment until next week as I am on holiday in Greece with the family this week. I was partly dreading a week in a beach...
View ArticleBoard by the beach
In case anyone else wants to have a play in the water in their Vaco boot. I removed the cloth outer and just used the vacuum insert with some extra foam padding.
View Article2 Shoes - At Last!
I moved into 2 shoes last Thursday 18th July :-) This was 9 weeks since my start of treatment and I delayed my appointment by 1 week due to being on holiday. My appointment with the consultant was a...
View ArticleHeel raises gone!
Coming up for 11 weeks now and I am doing well. Last Saturday my PT looked at my walking and told me that I could dump my the heel raise in my shoe. I was really pleased as I had been told by the...
View ArticleInsanity at 16 weeks
Hi I am now 16.5 weeks into my ATR treatment so thought it would be good to give an update. I felt that my recovery progress had started to slow down by week 13. I had been going to Physio rehab...
View ArticleInsanity over!
Hi I am now 22 weeks into my ATR treatment so here goes for my next update. I have now finished my first round of the Insanity workout programme :-). This has been a real bonus of my ATR injury. If I...
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