It has been a good week and pretty uneventful, which is nice for a change. I had pt on Monday and Wednesday and we worked really hard on the foot/leg at both sessions. When we lengthened the tendon, which is at the front of the shin area, the tendon in the back of the shin becomes weakened somewhat. It is sore to massage it, but that will improve with time. My therapist says we need to build some more muscle bulk on the back of my calf .... just what every woman doesn't want. He wants me to go to the gym this weekend and try the bicycle or kicking in pool water.
I've been able to wear two matching shoes in my normal size all day at work this week. I can't wear any shoe, but a flat/loafer style is fine. More shoe choice will come with time, but for now I am elated with any shoe! Yesterday was the first day that I stood most of the day. The foot felt very tired by the end of the day, but pain didn't present itself which is a massive improvement. Today I realized that this is the first week in 4+ years that I have gone an entire week without taking narcotic medication ... thankfully, I was able to stop it easily. I have an entire drawer full of opaque tights with only one leg in them that I used with all my casts - think I can pitch those this weekend.
I am finally sleeping better and through the entire night. All the various medications, surgical tape, cast material, etc. have caused on-going skin issues, but they those are beginning to go away. It is amazing how it all goes together and skin problems seem to take months to go away fully. I've never had skin issues before, so I think it is a all symptomatic of surgery/stress/medication reactions.
I find myself delighting in the simple things more than ever now .... driving myself to work & stopping for coffee .... being able to do whatever I'd like in the evenings and even walking has a new meaning. The thought that my foot situation won't consume this entire new year is one that I'm still grasping - it is what we've waited for forever, but at times I still find myself in disbelief. January and February will be "transition months" as I hopefully bring this all to a close and slowly move back to a more normal lifestyle.
God continues to be good!
Love,
Jenny
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Good post, my friend! Full of thanksgiving. And DON'T pitch the tights! My mom used to wear one leg of two pairs that had gotten the second leg "runned." She would wear one pair the "normal" way and one pair backwards so she had one "good" leg (w/ no run in the hose) on each leg! HA! Not a bad idea, too, since panty hose and tights are so expensive! Just a suggestion. But if pitching them is cathartic to you as a "passage rite" of not being whence you WERE before foot / leg -wise, pitch away! And with abandon! Hugs 2 U my friend! L Jo
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