My Left Foot

No, I'm not talking about the movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis - though it was a good one. I've FINALLY had the surgery on my left foot and am on the mend. It all went without a hitch, I am glad to report. I had four Valium prior to surgery, and MAN, I was pretty stoned most of the night. I talked to my daughter and one son on the phone sometime early evening, then a friend called me around 9 and I had been asleep on the couch, and promptly went back to sleep, woke up around 4 and crawled into bed. Getting to the bathroom fast enough has been a challenge so I've had to change my pants a couple times (OK I guess that's probably too much information, sorry). I feel some soreness in the are where the procedure took place, but that's to be expected. I have Vicadin to take but don't plan to take it unless I absolutely have to, as it makes my mind wonky.





Here's a cool thing. When I had my right foot done 3 years ago, I had problems getting a "boot" to fit. By shoe size, I should be in a medium but my legs are so heavy that I wound up in a large AND they had to order in an extension for the fabric part of the boot. I was told to bring the same boot to use this time, which was fine with me, and they slid me into it as-is. Well, now that I'm home and not nearly as groggy, I can see that there's just too much fabric. So I've taken the thing apart, removed the extension, and I think it's going to be just fine. WOO HOO! I these those 30 pounds I've lost made that much difference. That really inspires me to get moving on the diet once again - and the exercise part as soon as I am able to.

Oh and furniture shopping...... well, its just going to have to wait for a while until I can actually walk around the stores again.