No dancing, just gimpy, limpy me and Samson and Paul who is working hard.
We have had a busy couple of days. On Wednesday, sans Percocet, my foot was really, really sore. I was not very happy with my decision to go through with the surgery given the pain. I was trying to explain the pain and came up with three relatively demonstrative examples.
We have had a busy couple of days. On Wednesday, sans Percocet, my foot was really, really sore. I was not very happy with my decision to go through with the surgery given the pain. I was trying to explain the pain and came up with three relatively demonstrative examples.
1. The pain feels like someone has taken a blow torch and singed all my toes.
2. My foot feels like a slab of steak beaten to death by a meat cleaver.
3. The shooting pain feels like the Red Cross newbie who can't find a vein with that big, honking needle.
That's what it feels like. So with that pain, I headed to the doctor on Thursday to take out the stitches and I got my first view of my foot. I almost passed out. I have a 4 inch scar on the top of my foot from just under the nail to the top of my foot. I have a black and blue lump that I could only equate to a camel's hump in the middle of my foot. And I have that attractive pin that is shoved in the bottom of my foot sticking up in an L shape at the top of my toe. It has an attractive green ball on the end of it. And yes, I can feel the pin every minute and can feel it on the bottom of my foot. For you gals, at least I won't lose my toenail. I did not bring the camera or take pictures. It was too ugly, even for me.
So the doctor decided not to take out the stitches. I am healing well (no infection but still lots of swelling) but I am not healing quickly. With that decision and the swelling that is still occurring, I am out of work for another week. Of course, it doesn't stop me FROM working, just can't be on my feet AT work. So I sit at my desk, in my sweats, with my foot up and icing much of the day pounding through the work that is piling up. Good news - I can start putting weight on my foo
t and wearing that very fashion-forward, black plastic and Velcro Foot Boot. At least I am off the crutches.
Oh, and I did get new pain meds. The doctor didn't think ES Tylenol was enough so he gave me some prescription-strength Motrin of some kind. Paul picked it up yesterday on his way home and to be honest, I don't notice much of a difference. It just hurts. All the time.
I received a lovely bouquet of flowers from our good friends Bud and Barbara. They are lovely and filling the room with blooming beauty. :)
The stitches are now scheduled to come out on Monday. The doctor game me fair warning that I should probably take a Percocet for that evolution. Wow, that scares me. He said it will hurt and if he is saying that now, it probably will. So I have the weekend to enjoy the world sitting on my duff and reading. Updates as conditions warrant. Have a great weekend.
So the doctor decided not to take out the stitches. I am healing well (no infection but still lots of swelling) but I am not healing quickly. With that decision and the swelling that is still occurring, I am out of work for another week. Of course, it doesn't stop me FROM working, just can't be on my feet AT work. So I sit at my desk, in my sweats, with my foot up and icing much of the day pounding through the work that is piling up. Good news - I can start putting weight on my foo
t and wearing that very fashion-forward, black plastic and Velcro Foot Boot. At least I am off the crutches.Oh, and I did get new pain meds. The doctor didn't think ES Tylenol was enough so he gave me some prescription-strength Motrin of some kind. Paul picked it up yesterday on his way home and to be honest, I don't notice much of a difference. It just hurts. All the time.
I received a lovely bouquet of flowers from our good friends Bud and Barbara. They are lovely and filling the room with blooming beauty. :)
The stitches are now scheduled to come out on Monday. The doctor game me fair warning that I should probably take a Percocet for that evolution. Wow, that scares me. He said it will hurt and if he is saying that now, it probably will. So I have the weekend to enjoy the world sitting on my duff and reading. Updates as conditions warrant. Have a great weekend.
1 comment:
I think I need a Percocet. Right now. After reading all that. And, really, I gave birth and had to manage bodily functions and basic hygiene with umpteen stitches in my you-know-where. But, geez...that pin in the toe thing is just wrong.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
My condolences to you, my dear. I really hope things go well on Monday. And thank you for not posting pictures. That was very humane of you. :-)
Enjoy your weekend. Try not to dwell. We'll be thinking of you.
L.
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