Hi! I am still doing okay overall with the foot. Today was a really rough day with finding shoes that worked. As we are starting to transition into spring/summer shoes, it is much more challenging to find something that fits and feels good. I looked for white sandals over the weekend and didn't have any luck. I must have tried on fifty shoes at 6-8 different shops and department stores with no luck. I really need to have a back on the sandal with no toe piece, which eliminates like 95% of the sandals from the start. At first I viewed finding workable shoes as a "shopping challenge," but that only lasted for a few months. I have to keep reminding myself to be thankful that I can wear a shoe and if it takes a while to find something that works, then I've got it made if that is the worst of it.
Over the weekend I had a little scare ..... all of a sudden my foot had horrible pain and I could feel the muscles/tendons in my toes start to contract & it felt like they were going to stay contracted permanently (which has happened in the past). I quickly drove home from Target, took off the tennis shoe and massaged/worked with it it for the longest time .... eventually it seemed to resolve itself. Never did figure out what caused it, but thankfully it was just a short scare! I was going to be on the first plane back to the Dallas orthopod, otherwise.
There is another tiny area of skin that is now open, so I am "babying it" and am trying to get it to improve. I am not making much progress on it, but am still trying.
I go on April 12th at 3pm to the hip surgeon to discuss possible hip revision surgery ... I'm thinking MAYBE early July for the surgery. I have to get through summer camp at JA in June. I can tell that it feels different every night now when I go to bed. I will be very surprised, if he tells me to wait until next summer. Supposedly the implants have improved so much that this might be the last time that I'd need to have it done .... amazing that the technology has improved that much. My hip surgeon is a great doctor and is in private practice by himself, so the smaller office is nice. I am his youngest patient & he was the first doctor we met after we moved to STL.
Better call it a day and get some zzzz's ..... pray for a good appt. on April 12th!
Jenny
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Praying for you today, Jen...April 13th, 1 day post April 12th appointment. It's 2:08pm. Jr. Jr. is sleeping. I'm T-minus-twenty-minutes-and-counting away from waking him to leave and get Jr. Sr. from school. Hugs. L Jo
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