Reflection - 1 week Post-op
Here I am on the couch. One week ago at this very time, I was waiting and eager to be discharged from the hospital. Tomorrow is first doc appointment and I’ll finally hear about what the heck I’m supposed to be doing right now!
I’ve been NWB the whole time as a good boy should. I’m a bit nervous standing up for a period of time with the pressure on the foot, so trying to minimize it as much as possible. I guess that’s the next step. But I have so many questions it’s frustrating not knowing what I could be doing to get better. I’m also a bit nervous wondering how my tendon has been doing and if they’ll replace my cast with another clean one. Ah, we’ll see.
At some point I’ll need to start work again, so probably tomorrow. Lucky for me, I could do some of my IT work from home, though some work is better suited to meeting with people in person, but I’ll have to make due. Since then I’ve watched a ton of movies, borrowed from friends. And surfed the net quite a bit. If I couldn’t at least keep my brain active, I’d go mental.
I realize I have to take things slow and let my body heal, so I’m just trying to figure out what I can do in the meantime.
I think I’ll go read over others’ blogs and see how others have dealt with this early next step.
Take care everyone!
Brian
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Brian, I know exactly where you are coming from. The novelty of being injured and having the op and people making a fuss of you has worn off now and everyone else is blythely getting on with their lives and you are left on the sofa. Yup, been there! Seems bizarre that the best course of action is…..nothing, but at one week post op, it is. The wound may not be sealed up properly yet, so the more RICE you can do the better. If you don’t keep the foot raised you’ll swell up and that will impede the wound healing. But you know all this. You’ll feel better once you’ve seen the doc and seen for yourself that your foot is still attached to your leg. If you can work from home then that’s great. Probably in another week or so you will be able to be more mobile (albeit on crutches), so arrange to see friends and go out and do something. Don’t detach yourself from the rest of your life. You’ll be amazed how happy people will be to pick you up and take you places (and you can’t drive so you can hav a few beers!). Hang on in there, lots of understanding friends here,
Smoley
Thanks Smoley. Funny how similar these situations become!