There hasn't been much to report the past few days. The weather has been dreadful so I've been watching Netflix, reading books (one in a day) and sleeping. My foot hasn't swollen so it is really comfy in my splint cast. I'll miss its soft cottony inside when it's replaced.
I'm only taking panadol now. I tried tramadol again one day and ended up with twitching that stopped me sleeping so I think the side effects outweigh any little relief it provides. I had a bit of pain around the ankle area but worked out it was caused by pressure on the top of the cast deflecting down when I used the iwalk 2.0 because it is loose and bendy at the top. I stuffed a rolled up washed cloth in and now there is no problem. I also have a dull ache on the heel if I don't have a soft pillow on the top of my stack.
I'm finding eating in a jackknife position causes lots of spills. I need a bib! There are little stains on my chest and wearing the same top two days in a row is not going to happen. I managed to do three loads of washing on Friday and that felt like an accomplishment.
We had family visit yesterday and I spent a few hours on the sofa chatting. By the time dinner came around I was drained and I ended up crashing. It's amazing how tiring simple things are.
We have had a horrible storm system sitting over us with gales and torrential rain every day. It has made being housebound not so depressing since there was nothing to enjoy out there. It seems to have finally moved on and there were some patches of sun today. The thought of getting organised to go out seemed too much effort but I pushed myself. I managed the shower like a pro so that helped. We drove to a local park and had a nice slow stroll around.
Now two more days until my new cast, I hope I get to choose the colour!
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