First full day in two shoes!
So I spent most of yesterday in two shoes! I can only wear one pair and those are my Adidas sequence boost athletic shoes. It went pretty well most of the day. I didn’t have to walk a lot, but I did end up with a little bit of ache in my calf and ankle so I went back into the boot in the early evening. I’m thinking about asking about an ankle brace and heel lifts when I see my doctor this week. All in all, it’s not bad being in two shoes, but it isn’t great either. Its challenging to walk and I worry about over doing it, but I guess that’s part of the process. I wore two shoes to work today and brought my boot with me. The hardest part is walking from my car to the elevators to get to my office. That is the longest walk ever. I also try to keep moving throughout the day since this blood clot situation so walking the hallways for my circulation was quite challenging as well. Swelling on my ankle is minimal though. Just another day in the sage that is ATR repair recovery!
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (6)Stupid, scary blood clot
So I ended up in the ER last Friday night (after therapy and a call to my ortho about my swelling in which he told me to go directly to urgent care) with a positive ultrasound result of a blood clot. The doctors, after hours of sitting in that triage room, told me to take full aspirin (325mg) everyday for 30 days, and have a follow up ultrasound this week. I’m taking all the necessary steps, but I’m kind of freaked out. The blood clot is in my lower leg and the doctors have said those typically don’t propagate (that’s why no blood thinners), but still I don’t know if I should exercise as I normally do or if I do too much (like housework or taking my walks around the office to keep mobile) and get a little out of breath, is that the result of the blood clot? I have a doctor’s appointment with my regular physician in the morning and am trying to get a follow up ultrasound scheduled as directed by the ER doctor. I’m trying to remain calm, but I’m a little freaked out. Anybody else have any experience with this after your ATR surgery? What happened?
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (9)Sensitivity to certain fabrics?
Does anyone else find that the skin around their incision is really sensitive to certain fabrics? Like my rougher cotton pillowcases (I’m still elevating and icing regularly) just feels like needles pricking me. Also my left foot is super-sensitive to cold! I did a comparison with my right foot on my bathroom floor and there is a marked difference! Anyone else experience anything like this? I told my PT and she said it happens sometimes after surgery (something with the nerves). I see my ortho surgeon again in a few weeks. Should I ask him about it?
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (5)How’s it going? Anyone else hate that question?
I’m really starting to hate that question! Like really?! It’s going exactly the same as it was yesterday when you asked me. Even worse…the how are you feeling question! GOOD GOD STOP ASKING ME THAT! I just want to scream that at every person who asks me that question. Do they really want to know that my right hip and back are killing me from hobbling around lopsided with my boot on my left foot? Do they really want to know how annoying it is to work in a non-ADA compliant building and all the challenges that come with that? Do they really want to know how sick I am of elevating on my work trash can? Do they really want to know that I would just rather stay home with my foot up on my couch and not have to smile and say “I’m ok!” in a cheery way just so that I can end yet another conversation about how I got this injury? And speaking of how I got this injury! If I have to tell that story one more time I’m going to go crazy! I need to hand out business cards about how it happened. I’m so tired of telling that story!
My boyfriend is coming to visit from NYC this weekend and I’m just dreading all of the stupid “did he do that to you?” jokes because they are plentiful. The one bright spot in all this is my physical therapy at the end of the day. I don’t have to answer dumb questions about how it happened. My therapist actually gives me tips to help me feel better when she asks “how did today go?” I think physical therapy is as much about mental and emotional healing as it is about physical. Oh yeah! I was so stoked when I stood on my two feet last week. Not for long, but I stood on them and that’s helps so much when putting on my pants 