I saw my surgeon, Dr. Wasserman, and today she is the greatest person in the world. I've been on pins and needles to find out when I could start putting weight on my foot. The verdict was a resounding YES! Yes with a big but. Yes but slowly. I still have to wear the boot which is big and clunky, but I can take it off when I sleep, when I'm chilling on the sofa watching reruns of ANTM, and I can start putting weight on it. Of course my from my knee down has completely atrophied. I couldn't point or flex my foot if my life depended on it, so there's no way I could even try to walk like a normal human.
Pete went in with me, which was a very good idea. He asked great questions and made sure that I understood that the doctor wasn't telling me I could go out and run hurdles. Like I could ever run hurdles, I'm too short! In the next few weeks, as I feel comfortable I can begin swimming (Amen!), biking a little (Hallelujah!) and once I gain a little more stability, I can use the elliptical machine (can I get a Hell Yeah!). I would kill to get a good cardio workout in!
I did have the great pleasure of going to the Y with a friend today. D was quite awesome. Walking slowly next to me, opening doors, shoving small children out of my way. Ok, that part isn't true, but she was a huge help. We did my boring upper body and core routine, which at this point makes me want to slam my head against the mirrors. Its the same damn thing every day. I can't stand monotony in my workouts. I'm looking forward to possibly swimming (that was an Amen!) on Wednesday with Keeler. She's one of the few people that I trust enough to help go from the locker room to the showers to the pool, back to the showers and dressed - all on crutches. If I fall she won't hesitate to grab me, even if I'm naked with a swim cap on. And I mean grab me without trying to cop-a-feel you sickos!
Today's glorious foot... notice how swollen my leg is, behind my shin bone.
Day 39....
So tonight, once I got home, Pete headed out to his union meeting and jumped into the tub to soak off the remaining tape that covered my incisions. NOW it looks like I just had surgery yesterday. My foot is so bloated, black and blue and looks pretty painful. Luckily it really isn't. The pain that I feel at this point is usually at the end of the day when I'm sore and tired. The nerves are all screwed up right now too. Some spots are numb, other spots feel thingly, its weird. From the X Ray is looks like the head of the screw is sticking out of my foot. I tried to feel for it, but my foot is still really numb at this point.
Actually, I could not be happier today. Just hearing that everything looked good and that I'm doing everything right made me feel so relieved. I'm going to keep doing what the doctor tells me and try to be as calm patient as possible. Yes, me - calm and patient. I will say that getting back into a workout routine, as simple and as small as it is, has really made a difference. I don't think that I could have sat here until February and then suddenly jumped back in.
That's right. Hell yeah.
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