58 days post op

Today I went to the gym, came home, went to shower, this is when it occurred lol, BOOM, my good foot comes out from under me, and I'm then laying in the tub lol, surprisingly I didn't hurt myself at all, especially my toes, it makes my skin crawl just thinking about it lol, but now it's kind of funny, lolol

4 days in the gym, two questions about my issue, one was why am I wearing two different shoes and the other the guy at the desk thought I hurt myself while working out, since I have a gimp lol! Hopefully soon I will be walking a bit better and HOPEFULLY I can wear my own damn shoes, and not one mine one Matt's, also when we go out I won't have to wear his huge Asaics! Oh well at least I'm walking!

Picture taken last Sunday (6/17) right before my recent appointment

Blogging from the gym!

Yay! First workout post operation, which is now 8 weeks prior today, I'm still limited, i can lift a small amounts on my legs to start, can ride the bike, no running though, or even jogging, shit I'm still gimping around anyway! So this is enough! I took me 10 mins to walk here, lol it's about .15 miles away!

Starting slow! Swelling is going down and can move a bit better, can get it wet too! Gotta call the doc forgot I ask if i can go swimming!

Matt's shoe on left and mine on right lol, my foot is still swollen

Yay!

Well I took my bandage off, it looks pretty good, the incision is closed, just some purple stuff they put on it from last time I was there, I go in tomorrow again, hoping for the best!

Here's the pics!

Worry wart!

Appointment Monday for follow up! Bringing shoes in 2 sizes bigger, my toe is very stiff, and getting some sharp pains and a throbbing pain from my cam boot, I undo the straps to relieve pain.

This whole situation is making me worried, but working on controlling my nerves!

A pic of incision post removal of steri strips, wound was healing nice, and ugly looking lol

The duck picture is from my sister, she's like the duck whisperer lol

And Nell loving me while I do home work lol

Here's some pics for ya all!

Just another day!

I still get super squeamish over foot surgery write ups and most defiantly especially pictures! It literally makes me want to hurl! Like trying to read this 8 page write up on the lapidus procedure, I got through one page and stopped, pictures just really make me weak in the knees, here's what I was attempting to read!



There is the link, maybe I'll make it through eventually...

While reading others posts about their bunion surgery, and how they can get up and walk one week later, run, swim, and have a life, it really makes me hate my feet even more!

Like what if's make me go crazy, what if I can't walk normal, run ever again, hike, or do anything like I use to, ugh, time will tell, because at the end you can't un fuse the procedure once it's done!

Let's hope for the best!

7 weeks!

Well at least in a couple days it will be!

Walking boot is still on for another week, it's going fine with that, what's not fine is how locked up and stiff my foot gets when I take it off to go to bee, like even right now, I have to muster up all my strength just to lift my ties up to stretch out the ankle, which I know is getting stronger, but makes sleeping annoying, especially since my tie still doesn't like the weight of the sheet and comforter, that can end at any point! So for now I put a throw blanket on it.

So Matt changed my bandages today, frikin eww, this purple dye they put over the incision area is gross, it makes it look just gross, and I'm still decently bruised, but Matt reassures me it's getting better, lol, which I'm sure it is, but as always I want faster results!

Blah, other than that, just been working on these never effing ending transcriptions! So over that too!

Good day to you all!

It's a stinkin' louise!

Booty boot boot boot

Walking is still going well, not much pain, but sleeping sucks, I frikin hate when my foot touches the blankets, it hurts :-/ and last night the cat wants to lay on the only spot that hurts :-/

Beach tomorrow w my rockin new bikini lolol

Lapidus Bunionectomy

The weird thing is I actually never put what my surgery actually entailed on this blog I guess I more or less just explained it!

I found this website, basically gives a good explanation of it!

http://surgerybunion.com/Lapidus_Bunionectomy.html

YAY!

For whatever reason today I felt like my foot was actually good enough to walk on, and I did it!! YAY! I obviously had the cam boot on, which is just a bunch of cushion and still doesn't allow me to walk regular but more on my heel, which is fine, i guess it means my ankle and stuff is getting stronger because I can actually walk with not much problems, I have been stretching my ankle and trying to get some strength in it when I am not wearing the boot, but it's been good today so far! Let's hope it stays that way!

Other than that, not really much going on here, same shit different day!

Cam boot!!

Well I got my cast off, my foot is so weak, including my ankle, everywhere below my knee lol, I'm not liking it, so anyway I have this on for two weeks...

I need to buy a pair of shoes 2 sizes bigger lol, totally going to look ridiculous, I don't even want to walk on it, it's going to hurt, ugh, I don't have to wear the boot when I'm just laying around, it hurts a bit, but whatever

My kidney still hurts, woke up in pain today and this afternoon, I gave some more blood and urine test today, the dude had to poke me twice, was not a big fan of that :-/ hopefully will find out what/if there is something more wrong!

My leg comparison and tan line! Also shows how small it is :-/

Update

I get my cast off tomorrow! It's exciting news, my foot has felt great, I'm getting more feeling back in my toes, and can sleep without it elevated! So that makes things good! I thought my appointment was on Thursday but then Friday I got the automated call saying Monday, glad they remind ppl of this lol so tomorrow at 10:40 it should be coming off;)

I also need to get some more blood work done, which kind of makes me nervous, I hope it comes out clear, otherwise more tests to figure out what's wrong, with the possibility of kidney disease, never saw that one coming!

After Friday and spending 8 hours in the ER getting fluids and antibiotics pumped into a very dehydrated body, I received pain killers, antibiotic, and this will hopefully clear up, what they are calling a kidney infection, but I really think its kidney stones, who knows, I just hope it all goes away! I've basically been sleeping, drinking a lot of water, and watching grey's anatomy lol, great combo! I've felt some pain and a bit nauseous but it's been under control pretty much w the drugs!

I shall update soon with the prognosis!

Nell has been by my side since Thursday when I got sick, she's my baby!