Hardware-R-Us

Look at all the hardware inside my foot?! The four large screws at the back of the foot are the "latest" pieces to be added to the foot masterpiece.

All went well at the surgeons office this morning. We removed the stitches over three incision areas and took x-rays. There are two new incisions near the heel area and toward the back of the foot. I lathered on the lotion after the stitches were removed, before the new cast was put on. Skin without water gets so itchy! The purple cast is much lighter and not nearly as bulky.

The foot looked good on the x-ray for beginning our second week and it looked straight to physically see it. It is too early to tell, if it will stay down and will remain flat. We are trying to think positive and I'd guess you'd say we are cautiously optimistic about it being corrected. In the past we thought everything looked good previously and then it wasn't, so we are trying to remain hopeful and still be realistic - fine line. It is definitely one of those, "I'll believe it when I see it" things. I worked at JA for about three hours this morning, which was fine. It was fun to see friends and co-workers & the scooter was charged up and ready to ride.

I sent a thank-you e-mail to the Chicago doctor over the weekend. She wrote back and told me that she enjoyed working with me, our family and the challenging aspect of the case. Yes, .... she will definitely win the "Doctor of the Year" award if her work solves the problem.

I will remain in the non-weight bearing cast for the next five weeks and will return to the St. Louis surgeon on Monday, March 12th. Just a waiting game from here on out .... March 12th sounds like a long ways off. Assuming all is healed at that time, we will then do the "walking boot" for several more weeks and I'll begin to put weight on the foot. March 12th will be a happy, happy day!

Keeping the faith . . .

Jenny