Has it been a week?!? Oiy, it seems like MUCH MORE time has passed. Every little stinkin thing I do takes about 5 times longer now since I'm on crutches. Well... except sitting and sleeping and reading... but I digress.
The foot itself has not caused me much pain. Various persons had told me to expect much pain, so I am pleased to report that it really doesn't hurt. I stopped taking the heavy pain pills on Sunday (today is Thursday) and I'm just taking strong Ibuprofin now to help with the swelling and inflammation.
I had a doctor checkup yesterday where they finally took off the heavy wrapping/dressing from the surgery. He said my foot looks like the healing process has begun. I did not realize the extent of the swelling and bruising until he took the wrappings off, but he assured me that was normal and it looked great. There was no sign of infection and I should continue on. I have 9 gnarly stitches too. :) Oh yeah, and my big toe is amazingly straight! My wrapping now is an Unna boot (not really a boot, but a tight wrapping) with Ace wrap over that and I'm supposed to wear my old friend (the ginormous black boot that I had packed away in the closet) when I am up and around.
So I am to continue on crutches for another five weeks. My mother is leaving today, so anyone else is welcome to bring food or visit and clean while you are here. I didn't realize how hard it would be to do things on crutches. Yes, I am (trying to) resting and sitting a lot. I have a quilt that I am working on finishing (thanks Mary) and there is always some stitching to do. The girls are a little frustrated that I don't play with them much but I try when I can.
