10/8/13 <<WEEK 7>>
Wow! How time flies...it's already OCTOBER!!!! I've been trying to keep busy. My latest project...I asked my mom to bring my dads' old projector, slides & negatives. The first 10 years of my life are basically on those & it's been so fun reminiscing & going through the pictures. My husband bought me a device that converts them & saves them onto a memory card. (thank you husband!)
I've also been doing a lot more reading. Anything that appeals to me but also motivational stuff. Soon after my first cast came on I tried doing yoga stretches but because things were too fresh it didn't feel so good. I started up again recently & now feels really good. It feels great to stretch my leg muscles & since I can get on my knees, I've also tried some booty exercises. I've gotten pretty good at getting around with the crutches.
It's lonely & I get bored but I decided a few weeks ago that being miserable & negative isn't going to make the time pass any faster. Besides, I have plenty to be grateful for. For one, the weather in AZ has been gorgeous & of course theirs my kids & grand kids & birthdays! My husband, bless his heart, who works from home has been so awesome. We both agreed that although we love one another terribly, we are also sick of being around each other 24/7 ;)
Only 2 more casts to go & I'm done. Yay!! Sure, there's a lot of days in between but who's counting! ;p Actually, I am! I decided to post a calender on the frig & I "x" each day that goes by. As a very visual person, this helps me. What ever works, right! Quite honestly, I really really really hate having this cast on. I may have mentioned this one another post. Not only am I pretty useless with out the crutches but I still can't stand for long periods of time, I can never find a comfortable position to sleep in, to shower or take a bath...sigh. That with in of itself is a struggle. If I shower, I need to put on the rubber boot which in order to work we need to pump the air out which on certain days I can't with stand the pressure. If I bath, I just wrap a towel around the cast, propped up on a bench outside the tube but I half freeze to death. No, suffice it to say night time is not one of my favorite parts of the day.
As for the status of "the toe"...I don't want to jinks myself but surprisingly enough, it hasn't been too itchy. I've asked my husband to clean my toes with wet wipes & I've cleaned them & in between my toes as well. Knowing my foot is not 100% clean has done a number on my OCD. As for the level of pain...well, on a level of 1-10, on a good day is 2-3. It's not so much pain I feel, it's more discomfort. The pain I feel on that toe is the same as when you stub a toe. It hurts but it's bearable, you know. Also, I swear, I can feel the hard ware in there. Some days what really hurts is my pinky toe. On a bad day the pain level is definitely a 10. On a bad day I feel as though my pinky toe is being torn off my foot. I still feel discomfort on my heal & really feel my scar. On a bad day it's hard to rest my foot on my heal. This presents a big problem because I am then forced to sit on my left side.Last night I was really struggling. Inside my cast felt SO hot, I felt claustrophobic, I went into a panic attack. It felt like a shoe, a boot, I couldn't take off!! AAHHH!!!! I even placed ice pack on my toes to help cool it down!
On a good day...the good day will come when I finally have this thing off! Other than that, everything's great!
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