9/5/13 <<DAY 17>>
(writing this on 9/6) I missed a day again. Suffice it to say, yesterday was not a good day. I've been thinking since yesterday, I must say, whether or not to write about the day I had yesterday & if so how much detail exactly do I give?
If you're going to do this surgery, first let me say that for us,..for me having this toe "repaired" this is all worth it but man, am I earning it too! What I was going to say is I suppose if you have made up you're mind or thinking of whether or not to do this procedure, you want to know what it FEELS like right? The during & after? The good, the bad & the ugly? Because I know I would. But then again, to me it didn't matter because I had made up my mind the minute I saw Dr. Lee's website & realized I had him close to me.
So...in regards to how my foot felt after one day in the cast. I left the office feeling...not too bad. It almost felt like I was wearing a boot & I just forgot to take the right one off. It's snug as I mentioned. By the end of the evening the snug turned into "tight" & I was back on the severe pain killer. It felt like...have you ever had someone squeeze your hand so hard, a hand you were wearing a ring on? It felt like your hand was being crushed & the ring was digging in your finger? Well, imagine that but on the INSIDE of your foot. I felt those pins & that rod just digging in my foot. No. It was not pleasant.The other issue I had yesterday was...well, there is no other way to put it other than to just say it. ....ugh....well, I was very badly constipated. That is all I will say about that, no details necessary. All I'm going to say is PLEASE PLEASE don't let this happen to you & take the necessary steps to prevent it. TRUST ME. I found some info on this "here" & "here". I should have gotten a clue when 4/5 days went by & I wasn't going & 3 nights went by without me having dinner because I didn't have an appetite.
9/6/13 <<DAY 18>>
Today I woke up feeling a lot better, thank goodness, I think yesterdays issue has been resolved & I can continue my recovery like a normal person should. Today my foot is better. On occasion when I'm asleep my toe or one of my toes will twitch & scare the crap out of me. It happened this afternoon when I fell asleep on the couch. I still need to elevate it because, well, not only did doc say to, but I feel it. That rush of blood & swelling if I don't have it elevated. He also said that the most I should be up & about now is 10 minutes. I know the fact that I'm not active contributes to the constipation. The cast doesn't feel very heavy (never had one before) but I do get tired of even just going up the stairs. Ah the things we take for granted! My husband had brought me a rubber boot to wear at the doctor's office. I can finally shower again! I slip it on & there's a little pump that sucks the air out, it gets tight enough to wear it snug on your thigh but not painful. I still sit on the medical chair of course but it feels so much better to shower! My leg does get tired of being in the straight position so I try to get creative & try to bend it as much as I can without hurting, while it being elevated. Yea, it's like a magic act sort of.
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