Happy Valentines! Tonight we celebrated with a delicious dinner made by my helper 'Cousin
Carin from Colorado' and chocolate cake and wine from Jeremy. We played Quelf as a family and laughed til we cried. Not the most 'romantic' of evenings, but it was filled with love! I can't tell you how thankful we are to have Carin here, it has been so much fun to spend time together face to face after not seeing each other for 5 years! Anyways, onto my 'medical' update...Today was my 12 day post-op appointment. I had my stitches removed and am now in a fiberglass cast. Dr. Harris looked at my foot and ankle and said everything was successful and is healing perfectly! He decided to keep me in a cast and on 'non weight bearing/bed rest' for 2 more weeks to be super safe about my healing. He said I should be able to transition into a walking boot in 2 weeks. Hopefully I will be back to work at that point too. I was kind of disappointed to be in a cast for 2 more weeks, but I am willing to do whatever it takes! I am finally weaning off of the heavy narcotics and am transitioning to a less 'loopy' medication as well. All in all I felt great about the appointment. Carin came with me and took pics and the two of us kept the entire dr's office very entertained with our continuous banter and wit!
Here are some pics from my appointment today.. beware they are graphic and a bit gory. Turn away now if you need to!
The 'yellow' haze you see on my skin around the stitches is bruised skin..ouch!
Dr. Harris checking out my foot and
some pics of my 
stitches and appointment. 
Oh my gosh!! That looks like it hurts! But you look great!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing work! I don't know how you are doing the staying off your foot, but glad you are being patient:) Maybe your cousin is sitting on you holding you down?
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