Sat 8/31/13 DAY <<DAY 12>> 10:17am
I missed a day! I had a horrible night Friday night (8/30). I think after the whole fiasco of Friday evening, I put too much stress on my foot & by the end of the night, my heal was aching so badly. I took a pain killer & went to bed but the pain woke me up at 11 something & again around 12pm. I think it was the worst I've felt. I asked Brian to disassemble my foot dressing to feel it free again. It helped. We left it uncovered for a few minutes but covered it back up just in case. I don't think we were supposed to uncover it in the first place but, damn, did it feel good & I was able to sleep through the night. I woke up Sat morning feeling ..ok. but by the afternoon I started feeling sick to my stomach...again. (I'm tired of feeling sick & tired!) I really didn't have much appetite for dinner & was afraid to eat. I didn't want to throw up again. So I just munched on crackers...yay! I spoke to the doc, just wanted to ask about my stomach turning. He said it was most likely due to the pain killer. So the last strong pain killer I took was that afternoon. When I went to bed I took the mild/moderate pain killer. I think it was a good sign that I had gone hours without pain killers & I was not in pain. I think had it not been for the stupid infection, I would have been fine because there were a few days in the beginning where I took the mild pain killer & was fine.
Sun 9/1/13 <<DAY 13>>
Which brings me to today, Sunday & can you believe it's already September!! That's crazy. Real quick, I forgot to mention, about 2 days ago that knot feeling in my throat I had, that I thought was due to the tube they put down your throat for surgery...well, it went away. The only reason I mentioned that because it seemed odd to me that I went so many days still feeling that & it was difficult for me to swallow with out feeling discomfort.
Back to today...Slept pretty good. One minute I was hot, the other I was cold & for some God forsaken reason I kept having to get up to pee! Ugh. Also, can I just say...only being able to sleep on my back & left side is killing me! Yesterday I tried laying on my stomach..felt SO good & my foot was elevated but things felt weird so I won't do that too often.
This morning I got up & dressed by myself, wore me out but I did it, & asked the husband to help me come down. Ill have visitors today..my mom, daughter & grand babies. Yay!! I miss them so much! As for my stomach & status on foot...I had a little cereal this morning with a mild pain killer. My stomachs holding up & my foot is ok. Just ok because it feels a little swollen but it's not hurting. I bet if I disassembled the dressing again, I'd feel better but I don't think I will. My toes feel weird. I stretched my legs & my toes felt SO weird. I can feel the 4 pins in my foot. Hopefully today will continue to be good & I can check in.
730pm...
Had a nice afternoon with the family. The babies always cheer me up & make me feel better. My head started to hurt & it dawned on me that it was from not drinking any caffeine. I hadn't had coffee or any pepsi yesterday & today I hadn't had my morning cup o'joe either. That's why my head was killing me! Took couple of Advils & headache is gone. Foot's been good all day. I think things are turning around & I've probably left the worst of it, pain wise, behind. Continued to taking the mild pain killer today. In spite of having no pain, just in case. This week I go to see the doc again because of Monday being a holiday, the appointment is for Wed 9/4. This will be the first time in my life that I have to have a cast on. Sigh. Will I ever learn how to go back to walking & function with out my crutches?
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