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!

Day 6 - slept through it

Nothing happened today! My mother did bring me lunch which was a nice change from peanut butter crackers but that was the most exciting thing.

I was just incredibly tired all day and struggled to keep my eyes open. My foot is now just bored with being in the same position but not painful.

I got the operation report in the mail so now I know the exact nature of my op. I had a lateralizing calcaneal osteotomy with two 6.5mm cancellous screws implanted. I also had a right Perineus longus to Perineus brevis transfer. All this to correct my cavovarus right foot with peroneal tendon pathology! 

I'm hoping tomorrow I'll feel much perkier because I'm going to go and do some food shopping. If I'm really lucky I'll manage a cup of coffee as well. It'll be my first public excursion with the iwalk 2.0 so hopefully I won't come a cropper.

I've been awake for four hours now so I feel like its time to crash again. Goodnight all!