A Little Less Broken

In the continuing saaaa-gaaaa....

For those of you who follow me on Facebook, you've probably already seen this, so please bear with me. I think it's much more interesting to see bones that to see my distorted and discolored foot pix. But this was my x-ray, 9 days in...

2 views of my left leg

Dr. Beyer says I'm on the mend! He wants me back next week and then the week after that for additional x-rays to ensure the bone is staying where it should be and healing the way it should be. Got the "if things change you will need pins and screws" lecture again. Pretty much not going to let that happen. As much as it pains me- figuratively and literally- I'm keeping off of it as much as I can. Again, I am really thankful that I am able to work from home. I would have had to take a medical leave if not. 

A few more tips that I have collected in the past week... 

Lesson #9

Throw Rugs are NOT your Friend. 

Neither are clothes on the floor. Crutches dislike throw rugs and miscellaneous scattered clothing. Especially when both are in rooms of little boys. Racetracks and Legos aren't very crutch-friendly, either. Okay. Just stay out of the room of 7 year old boys.

Lesson #10

Socks are a Challenge. 

Invest in a good non-slip sock. You probably only need one for the good foot. If you need to have one on the bad foot it will probably need to be 3 sizes bigger than the good foot. And don't even think about trying to sockify the bad foot for a week or so after the break, unless you want to test your pain tolerance even further. Could lead to a good black out which may make you fall... that could be bad. Just sayin'.

Lesson #11

Patience is an 8 letter Word... 

... which means it is the equivalent of 2 four letter words. And I have used every four letter word in the past 10 days. Multiple times. I kind of have a reputation for being calm, cool and collected. In the past 10 days I have had many, many moments of not being any of those. I've been mad, depressed, crying, feeling guilty for feeling sorry for myself because when the dust settles, it's just a broken leg. I would never have thought that I'd fall apart like this. But I have. It is very, very frustrating to not be able to do anything without a heck of a lot of effort and to have to rely on other people so much. I am bored out of my mind- and there is so much that I could be doing to occupy my mind- but I'm just not in the right space at the moment. 

So... after one week the swelling has gone down a lot. A lot. The discoloration is really mostly mainly around the break site now, which is a gorgeous black, grey and purple. Two of my toes are a little grey looking from bruising, but  it's nicer than last week's green hue and it's not so hoof-like. Yay! I stopped with the pain meds last Thursday. Again, with the decrease in swelling the pain is much less. I get a shooting, pulsating  pain at the break site a few times a day but it is nothing I can't handle and it really doesn't last long. The rest of the time my leg actually feels good to the point that I forget that it is any different than the other... except for the knee high boot that feels like it weighs 10 lbs. Now that my foot is back to almost normal size, there is a lot of wiggle room in my boot, so I need to dig out the additional padding that they gave me. The boot is hot and not the most comfortable, but it is better than a cast! Even though I am only supposed to take it off for a "quick shower" (uhhh... not really sure how I am supposed to shower standing on one leg, so I maneuver myself in and out of the tub instead), I do sneak it off a couple of times a day to give it a breather when I have my leg propped up on the couch or when getting changed (duh). I don't leave the couch without it, though. After having my garbage-can-incident late last week when I almost fell over and had to put the bad foot down, I know that if I slip or bobble at all without the boot on, I'll be in a really bad place. Don't want to go there!

That's all for now, folks! My next blog entry I want to share a few cool things that artsy friends of mine have been doing while I have been feeling sorry for myself... :)