I am starting to walk with the foot in the "boot shoe" and am using a cane. The first several days of this were very rough and I struggled to even put any weight on the foot. Gradually, the foot does get a little stronger each day and I am able to walk a little more. I have soaked and creamed the foot time and time again, and it is looking better. The swelling continues with walking, but then does go down over night.
I am still very concerned about the positon of the foot and where we are headed in the future. It is becoming increasingly difficult to be patient, when I know more surgery definitely is ahead. Pray for patience. Pray that I will be content and thankful for the blessings of each day .... it is easy to let my mind get "four weeks ahead" of the foot, on this deal. I have this week off work, but it is hard to be content with not being "out and about" doing fun things.
I e-mailed my surgeon yesterday about my concerns about the foot positioning. My surgeon
e-mailed me back this morning - which has never has happened before (always normally go through an assistant). I am going to take digital pictures of the foot positioning at home over the next two weeks & will continue to try to walk. There is not a lot we can do differently at this point, other than work on increasing mobility. I return to the surgeon the second week in January, so we'll make some decisions about how to proceed at that point.
Hope you are having a great holiday week!
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