Recovery!
I had surgery for removal of Morton’s Neuroma on January 9.
It was a pretty painful recovery for the first few days, but nothing like
walking around with a tennis ball under my foot prior to surgery. I experienced
quite a bit of burning, swelling and immobility. I sat in the recliner with ice
on my leg to cool the blood going into my foot and kept my foot raised for the
first few days. I took a few pain killers those first few days but then was ok
with Advil.
My surgeon restricted work, driving and activity for the
first week. She told me that if I over-did it my foot would let me know. Last
Sunday I over-did it. I went to
WalMart before Church and then to my sister’s home to visit her new puppy. My
foot burned all night long. I couldn’t imagine having the stitches taken out
the next day and going without my surgical shoe.
Yesterday I drove Troy back to the U of M after his 5 week
Winter Break at home. I then drove myself to my surgeon. She removed all of the
dressings, pulled out the stitches and told me I could run next week! I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t
believe that I would be wearing my Inov-8s home. Yup. I slid into the shoe and
walked around a bit. Amazing. She
wrote me a medical note for work releasing me of all restrictions, work and
otherwise. Woot!
After I arrived home I told Topaz we’d go for a slow walk. We walked up and down the driveway a
few times. It never felt so great!
My foot looks ugly and sore..but it is getting better each
and every day. Yippee!
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