Day 7 - escape from Colditz

Today was my first time out of the house since leaving hospital and it was great. All it was was a trip to a local mall to buy some groceries and get a coffee but it was so great. I manueuvred around easily on the iwalk 2.0 and didn't get any obvious stares. I could basically do anything although pushing the trolley felt a bit strange.

I needed a sit down for coffee after doing the shopping but it revived me and I was feeling good. 

The hardest thing was finding some decent pants to wear. I'm a straight or skinny jeans girl so none of them would have come anywhere near fitting over the cast. I have a few pairs of sweatpants that I lounge around in at home but I didn't want to wear them. Luckily I found a pair of black yoga pansy that fit the bill perfectly. It looks like they will be seeing a lot of action over the next few weeks. It's midwinter so shorts are definitely out of the question and skirts don't work with the iwalk. 

I was a little tired when I got home but no more than I am after a shower. My foot is maybe a little sore. It feels hot and has a dull ache across the arch as if it's been cut in half and stapled together and the heel part is heavier and dragging down. I have taken my first tramadol in ages just in case I feel worse tonight.

I have an appointment for my first check-up. It's on Tuesday, five days away.. It'll be 12 days post-op so I hope I've done all the right healing so I can go on to the next level. I'm not sure whether a fibro cast will be better or worse. The splint-cast is lined with cottonwool so it's soft and warm. It's also firm but not tight. I can wiggle my toes and reckon if my foot itched I could easily fit a knitting needle into scratch it. The cast will definitely be tighter. 

Tomorrow will be a boring stay at home day but I'm sure I can find things to entertain myself. I might even manage to do a load of washing - how exciting is that!