This time next week...

Surgery day is getting closer. This time next week I'll have been realigned and reconstructed unless some little old lady's fractured hip bumps me down the list.

My foot has been becoming increasingly more painful so I'm glad I'm booked in. The surgeon believes it's going to be a mess in there since it's been three years of ongoing stress on the poor Perineus longus since the brevis got even more brevis.

I'm entering the swan stage - trying to look serene on the surface whilst paddling madly to get everything done before I become becalmed. I heard from someone who used an iWalk 2.0 post CO and really rated it. This is reassuring since all the testimonials seem to be fractures and Achilles' tendon repairs. He advised having a good try of it before surgery when you can't do too much damage. I have been - I tried stairs - easy going up but you have to be really careful of your foot going down. I also discovered that you can't really wear a skirt with the apparatus. Not that I was planning on it but I thought I'd have a play around today when I was and it was interesting.

My plans for the next three days leading into surgery week are prepare lots of meals that can be thrown in the slow cooker, get my blood tests done, attempt our driveway in the iWalk 2.0 with a supporter alongside.

I may also try out dog walking. I also need to get some knitting needles in case I decide to knit up some of the horde of wool I have collected.

All looks like a plan!