Source: Bournemouth_Echo
Cherries: Monday a key day in Molesley's recovery
Cherries' long-term injury victim Mark Molesley admits he is still facing a significant hurdle in his painstaking battle to save his career.[LNB] The popular midfielder, who was sidelined for most of last season, had major surgery in April to reconstruct his troublesome left foot.[LNB] Molesley faces a key appointment on Monday and is likely to discover how successful his operation proved to be when he sees surgeon James Calder.[LNB] The 29-year-old, who came off his crutches last month, is hoping to be given the green light to discard his air-cast boot and step up his rehabilitation.[LNB] Molesley told the Daily Echo: The surgeon will re-scan the foot and also take me through the previous scans. Hopefully, he will be pleased with everything and I might be able to come out of the boot. Then, it would be a slow process because it would be like learning to walk again. I haven't been able to walk properly for a long time.[LNB] The foot has been quite well protected in the boot so I haven't had too many problems, which is a good sign. The acid test will come when I try to put my weight through it. I don't want to tempt fate but everything seems to be going as planned at the moment. The big test is still to come, though.[LNB] Molesley, who starred during the early weeks of Cherries' promotion campaign, was struck down by injury in September. And providing his recovery goes to plan, the Londoner could return to training a couple of months into next season.[LNB] He added: If the surgeon is happy with it, I could come out of the boot and start walking. Then, it would be a case of trying to strengthen and condition my leg. It has weakened quite a lot so I would have to build it up slowly before I could start jogging.[LNB] It is going to be a gradual process and a long road. I will take my time and make sure I get this right.[LNB] I'm reluctant to set myself any targets because I could incur problems or the recovery could be slow. I still haven't had the results of the scans so am on tenterhooks at the moment. If all goes well, hopefully, I would be back with the lads at the end of September. How long it would take me to get up to speed would be another thing, though.[LNB] The surgeon was pleased with what he saw, what he found and how the operation went. I'm thinking positively and, hopefully, everything will be fine.[LNB]
