Today has been a big day .... I walked in a charity walk/run sponsored by my physical therapist's office at 7:30am. I walked 4 miles in an hour, and although the foot was tired at the end there was no pain .... yeah, yeah! It was quite the accomplishment for my therapist's office to see all their hard work on the foot has paid off. It was definitely a "milestone" in the foot journey, as this week will be three months of wearing a shoe.
I'm headed to Illinois on Thursday evening of this week, for a Friday morning follow-up appointment with the Chicago orthopod. It has been two months since I'v seen her and we've made significant progress, so it should be a good visit. We are going to discuss removing the hardware - not sure when that will happen, but hope to get it scheduled. It should be a minor procedure. I am hoping to taper off or stop physical therapy, too. I have appointments on Monday & Wednesday of this week and we'll take range-of-motion measurements on Wednesday. I'm speaking to an adult class at my grandparent's church next Sunday, pray that I'll share from the heart & God will be honored.
The saga with the allergic reaction continues .... still giving medicine time to fully work. It is tolerable at the moment. Thankfully, all the blood work came back okay. I have two speaking events, Chicago trip and a work trip to Tampa in the next four weeks, so I am hoping that there are no big "flare ups" and that I'll be able to quickly taper off the steroid medication.
Hope you are enjoying beautiful fall weather today!
je
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Oh, yes, honey, steroids are a BEAR! Good drug, nasty side effects! I had to take them once when I had a severe bronchitis issue and thought I was having hot flashes! I was like 30 and feeling menopausal! It was NOT pretty! All of my patients pant and get agitated and drink a lot, eat a lot, and go potty in the house (much to their owners' dismay), so pets get the raw end of the side effect deal, too. Hives, be gone with thee! And hip hip hooray (or foot foot hooray may be a more appropriate cheer 4 you) about the walk and the anniversary of shoe-wearing! That's great! Hope your trip to IL and your decisions @ pesky hardware Sx go well! In your corner of the world! The Jobacks
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