Ready to Get Back to Normal Life

I think I’ve been a pretty good sport with the whole crutches thing, but enough is enough. I’m ready for things to get back to normal. Aside from accidental trips and spills, I’ve followed my doctor’s orders perfectly. I am not walking on my foot. In fact, tomorrow will be two weeks since the surgery and I’m still not putting any weight on my foot at all.

I am a total cluts on crutches and for fear of falling and showing my panties to the world, I’ve stayed away from wearing skirts. You might think I like to wear the same shorts and sweats day after day, but you’d be wrong. I’ve now gone completely through my basket of socks without a pair (see, I knew they’d come in handy!) and I kiss my husband goodbye when he goes to the gym while I sit at home feeling like a slug.

I’m back at work full time and my desk at work isn’t really comfortable for keeping my leg propped up. My home desk is a little better, but at either location, I spend my days alternating having my leg down until it feels like so much pressure has built up beneath my cast that it will burst, or propped up and to the side so I have to be strangely twisted to work at my computer.

While my dear husband and son do a ton of things for me, I’ve found I can cook dinner and do the dishes if I sit in my work chair and wheel around the kitchen. Why I didn’t play this one out smarter and let them continue taking care of things in the kitchen, I do not know.

Whew! Ok, enough venting. That’s all the “poor me” I have in me right now. This is tough, but it will all be worth it once I’m able to get back to running. I think I’ve learned that two weeks is where my “line” is. Since the surgery, I’ve had times that I’ve felt frustrated or tired of asking for help, tired of hurting, just plain tired of of it all. Today was just one step beyond that level of discontent. If I didn’t see a light at the end of the tunnel coming later this week, I would have spent today devising a plan to remove my own cast. As if I could magically walk normal again, if only my cast were removed. Yeah, right!

Things will get better though. My next doctor appointment is Friday after work and I expect my cast to come off. I think that’s when they’ll put me in a boot and I’ll gradually be able to put more weight on my foot. Exciting Friday night plans – A real SHOWER!

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