Being a flaneur with mobility impairments?

[rydra_wong]

So, yeah.

I am recovering slowly from a Lisfranc injury. I am now allowed to walk (in rigid-soled shoes), but it's slow, tiring, and tends to make my foot ache; I have very very limited spoons for walking in a day.

Since I could previously walk for hours on end, this is a major blow. I can't stroll or absently wander anywhere any more. If I ever can again, it will be a fair while from now.

Anyone adapting flaneur-y to deal with mobility impairments? Flaneurs using public transport? Tip, advice, suggestions or constraints?

Comments

Re: Spampology

[rydra_wong]

Oooh, I like. A stopping constraint could be excellent (as well as conforming to medical orders about the maximum uninterrupted time I'm allowed to walk for). Hrm. Must ponder.

Now I'm thinking one option might be to construct walks around "stepping stones" -- i.e. go from one significant location to another, with each within my walking limit.

Re: Spampology

[marymac]

I used that technique this week (complete ankle dislocation, recently graduated into aircast) to go from lunch to meeting to GP to cafe to home. Requires supervision if you are, like me, slightly over-optimistic about your actual ability to keep going. Or for uneven terrain - Belfast's city fathers' historical attachment to trees does a number on the footpaths.

(Conclusion was that consultant was not joking when he cackled and said "Oh, you'll know" when asked how far I could walk in it. Ow.)

Re: Spampology

[rydra_wong]

Commiserations!

Requires supervision if you are, like me, slightly over-optimistic about your actual ability to keep going.

Yes, rapidly becoming familiar with that one.

Re: Spampology

[marymac]

It does suck quite mightily, doesn't it!
Climbing injury with me too, although in my case a bad bouldering landing.

I paid quite comprehensively for my adventure with a day of utter agony, but it was worth finding out I could do it. Improves from here, right?

Re: Spampology

[rydra_wong]

In my case, the landing was fine -- it was the hold that hammered the arch of my foot on the way down that was the problem ...

Improves from here, right?

It has to.

Hey, are you in disobey_gravity? We should maybe start a post on "ways to occupy yourself while recovering from climbing injuries".

(I'm working on "developing superhuman finger, arm and core strength," personally.)

Re: Spampology

[marymac]

I'm not, actually - in fact the landing (feet first onto the mat off the overhang is a Bad Idea) was Episode 2 of the household New Year resolution for Other Housemate to get back in coaching practice and me to relearn it. Insanely, several of the people who scraped me off the floor have asked him for coaching.

My plans are for core strength, hand and wrist strength (I already have a ligament injury in one wrist, it is not happy with me), back alignment, de-traumatising housemate, swimming to follow once I get the all-clear.

Done so much ligament damage that I have another 4 weeks before I'm allowed any cast-less weight bearing and at least 6 months before climbing, if I'm lucky. And OH will never let me back on the wall without a belay again, poor man.

Re: Spampology

[spiralsheep]

I like your idea of "stepping stones". It sounds more positive than "stopping constraint", heh. I also like the idea of incorporating a positive "action" at each stepping stone, so the flaneur's location and stillness become positive attributes fully incorporated into the experience.