Back to the Doctor

I had PT yesterday and it was not a very good experience. It was a zoo in the place. There were about 25 people there four therapists and three assistants. I wasn't getting the attention I felt like I needed from my PT so I was pretty unhappy. When I fell because I put too much weight on my foot because obviously the little assistant didn't know what she was doing it got worse. I decided that morning appointments are not going to be what is good for me this time around so I am switching to afternoons. Tomorrow is my first one so we will see how it goes.
I went back to my doctor today so he could check my incision because in two places it actually opened a little bit again. He said it didn't look like I had an infection but he put me on another round of antibiotics as a precaution. He also told me for the time being I can't take baths that I have to take showers and that I have to go back for him to check it in a week. This poses only a slight problem. It is back to the maw maw shower seat. I used it only for leverage tonight and it wasn't so bad. I am not supposed to walk without my boot according to my doctor, but my PT has me doing exercises to shift my weight without my boot so I am a little confused. When I mentioned that to my doctor today he looked a little concerned. I may mention that to my PT tomorrow, although I feel like the weight bearing exercises are really helping. I am trying to walk around with one crutch most of the time. It is a little awkward and I sort of look like a weeble wobble, but hey, they say they don't fall down so...

6 Days of Freedom

I know I should have posted Monday when I got the stupid thing off, but I was not in a very good mood that night and then got very busy with the week and weekend so here goes...

Monday morning I was thrilled to pieces. I couldn't wait to go to the doctor. So I FINALLY get to my appointment and my doctor's nurse is on vacation so things were ten times slower then they regularly are. He ended up cutting the cast off himself...wish I would have thought to bring my camera and take pictures of that. Anyway he did more x-rays, made me stand on it, put a boot on my leg and sent me on my way. The longer I sat at my desk Monday the worse it got. My foot was throbbing. It was not a very good afternoon. Definitely not what I had hoped for. Went to PT on Tuesday and after that sort of felt rejuvenated. I just have to be patient and realize that it is not going to happen over night. The foot was very stiff and from the new pressure on my foot... I know this is gross but... my incision began to drain. It wasn't terribly gross it is just my body trying to make a scab. See the steri-strips that were on the incision from the time I got the stitches out three weeks ago were still over it. My doctor told me not to pull them off that they would fall off. In the bathtub that night (which was absolutely wonderful and sort of gross at the same time from all of the skin flaking off) they came off and pulled off the scabs over the small areas that weren't completely healed. Every muscle, tendon, and nerve is screaming at me wondering what the hell I am doing! I do have pictures to share of my legs the day I got the cast off. They are a little freaky. The muscles in my right leg are like jello. I got a few exercises to work on at home and an appointment to go back on Friday morning. So I diligently worked on my exercise as much as I possibly could. My visit on Friday was very encouraging. When I walked in the door my PT instantly said "Good job, you are putting more weight on it" and then later she told me that when she stretched it that it was not as stiff as it was on Tuesday. Yea me!! I got a few new exercises to help me become full weight bearing on it. I am still relying on my crutches which really frustrates me, but I just have to keep in mind it will all come with time.

We went to New Iberia for Ashley and Allan's wedding on Friday night. My foot was very swollen and I was having quite a bit of pain. I am guessing most of it was because it was SO swollen. I tried to stay off of it as much as I could, but we ended up going to dinner with everyone and I got pretty drunk. Saturday morning luckily the swelling was down significantly. The wedding was GREAT. We had a blast and I did a little dancing in place! The foot actually did really well. I was very happy. We hung out with everyone at the hotel afterwards and drank more. We got up around 10 this morning and came home. Today the swelling is almost non existant. I can actually see veins on the outside of my foot again. Hopefully that is a positive sign as well and I won't have as much swelling in the weeks to come. My next PT appointment is early tomorrow morning so we'll see how that goes.

Tomorrow's the big day!!

Things have been pretty boring. I go to work, I come home, I sit, and Brandon waits on me. It is getting old for both of us, but it is done tomorrow. Although I don't foresee running a marathon this week but I should be able to have use of my hands when I walk so it should be easier AND I won't have to hop up the stairs!!!

9 DAYS TO GO!!

I am getting quite antsy about getting the cast off. I can't wait to be able to put both of my feet on the ground again. Things have been going well this week. I FINALLY have no more swelling in my toes. I actually have wrinkles in them again.
We looked at a house this week and fell in love with it made an offer and it turned out someone beat us to it. We were really bummed and now we are secretly hoping that the deal the owner's accepted falls through. Is that bad to hope for that??
Other than that things have been pretty boring. Brandon and I are slowly getting frustrated with each other but we keep reminding ourselves that this is temporary...even though I still have my left foot to do. The good news is I am not dreading it as much now as I was at the beginning of this. It is easier to get around on the crutches now, of course because it is almost over. The muscle soreness has gone away but it is still not very easy to get up the stairs. That is part of the reason we are searching for a house. There is no way I am going to have my left foot done as long as I still have to climb stairs everyday!

12 DAYS

So I now have 12 days left with a casted foot and truthfully I am a little concerned about walking on it after 6 weeks of not walking on it. I am really concerned how it is going to feel and I am afraid therapy may be grueling. I will just have to deal with it though! We are going to look at a house tomorrow and I am wondering how I am going to get around and view the whole house, but I will just have to make that work too. This will be my first full week of work since the first week of June so I will probably exhausted come Friday kinda like I was last Friday. We went to the big 4th party at Chuck's house and I was just not happy. Not because of the party but because I really couldn't have fun like everyone else was so I was a little bored and hot and just like rings get tight with the heat so do casts... but I survived and the foot it still attached and still casted and I am having a VERY hard time thinking that I have to do this all over again...

He's Giving Me Two!!!

it's been a relatively busy week. went to the doctor monday got the stitches out and a new green cast that has been annoying me VERY much so far. he said the foot looks great. it is healing just the way he wants it to. oh yeah when i fell the other day i broke my little toe...go figure. since i went on a monday and my official day to get my boot was a wednesday he decided that i could get the boot two days early!!! i know it is only two days, but i told him he has no idea what two days does for me. that's two days less on crutches!! i have some pictures of the cut that i will have to post. they are cool and a little icky at the same time. We have a big 4th of july party tomorrow hopefully all goes well and i don't hurt myself by drinking!!