Stupid foot!

[bugeyedmonster]

I haven't been posting on DW or LJ recently. I really need to post pictures of what I did in pottery this semester.

I also need to have surgery on my foot. I chipped a bone in my foot. I've been seeing two different podiatrists (insurance change) and having it wrapped, but the darned little chip is still there. The newest doctor told me that wrapping it, and taking Nsaids is just sort of putting a bandaid on a wound, and it's time to think about surgery.

I'll admit that I agree, because I'm tired of wrapping my foot when I go anywhere. And Leo lost the little metal clasps for my newest wrap, he knocked them under a piece of furniture I can't lift. So I use a few stitches to hold it in place. Sigh.

And you have to wash the darned wraps, because they get smelly after awhile if you don't.

Surgery is slated for the first Friday in September. I'll have to take two weeks off, because the foot needs to be elevated as much as possible while the stitches are still in. Otherwise swelling occurs, and the doc said that would be uncomfortable.

Sigh...... I *think* I could afford two weeks off. I'll see how it goes.

Anyway.....

I really need to update more often. Will go check my friends' statuses (stati? statui?) now.

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[dodger_sister]

Was your surgery this week or last? How are you doing? I've been wondering how it will go, having to take time off of work for you. Our bodies don't seem to get that we can't afford to be sick! I hope the foot starts feeling better soon and yes, post your pottery pictures! I always love to see them.

[bugeyedmonster]

Doing better! Surgery went better this time than last.

The anesthetist was great. I told him how last time I had any anesthesia I was so sick after, and it took me an hour and 30 minutes longer than the staff expected me to wake up. He thought my side effects sounded more like the pain meds, rather than the anesthesia itself.

So he gave me something for the nausea, and said he would give me less pain medication (because apparently they give you some during surgery.) I remember sort of 'waking up' and wondering why I could see everyone in the room, patients and staff. I looked up at the ceiling and noticed that there were curtain rails on the ceiling but no curtains. Then I dropped off for a bit, and woke up in a different room. I did some dry retching when I woke up, but I kept down the tea the nurses gave me.

I got to see my stitches today. They look good, and the incision looks pretty 'small'. In that while it appears to be long, if it weren't for the stitches, I would think it's just a fold of skin. No seepage, redness, or anything else. Not even bruising.

Dr. Clark said I shouldn't have a scar. (Is it terrible I'm a bit bummed about that? I could come up with a cool story about how I got the scar.)

I'm lumbering around in crutches and a boot. He said I could walk on it a little, and use the crutches for balance, and so that I don't put the full weight on it.

I still have to keep it elevated as much as possible.

Mom's helping me out with money for those two weeks, so that's good.

And yes, I need to post pictures of my pottery stuff.

Plus, I'm going to go look at knitting videos online, as I bought a learn to knit kit, (well more like I have two) so I'm going to see about doing something other than reading fan fiction for these two weeks.