Boot update 3, and swimming fail

I have gotten really good at walking around in the boot. I figured out the other day that if I strap a rolled-up pair of socks into the area of the boot where my ankle bends, the whole thing fits a lot better and my heel doesn't slide up and down. Since that epiphany, I've been able to walk almost normally in the boot without much of a limp. It's still pretty hard getting in and out of my car, but if that's the biggest remaining challenge, I think I'm doing well. My ankle has been aching a lot today, though, and I'm not sure what to make of that.

I've been hard at work all weekend on revisions to a manuscript that I submitted for publication, so I didn't have the opportunity to go swimming (my physical therapy homework to be completed by Wednesday) until this afternoon. I was all set to make a visit to the rec center pool today, late afternoon-ish, when Tucson decided to have a minor hurricane starting at about 3:00pm. Wisely, I think, I decided not to go swimming after all. I will try again tomorrow or Tuesday, weather permitting.