Kristin’s One Footed (Now Two-Footed!) Blog

Hey there! Well, as you look at our names on the left it’s kind of in order of when we signed up for this awesome blog. Notice all the 2 shoes and FWB around my name. Oh well. For those newly ruptured, maybe I’ll be on your course.  Yep, I’m still here…past 100 days but who is really counting at this point. I’m about to wear out my 2nd set of crutches…crutches since April 6th when ruptured..surgery April 15th, blah blah blah wah wah wah. I haven’t updated in a while because the same ole for me. At Wound Ctr today the wound hasn’t gotten smaller over the last week and a half so we are going to put a 2nd integra graft on this Thursday. My hole is smaller than it was…I’ll have to get some new pics up on the site…but, it’s still a hole. I think I’ll sing, A Hole is still a Hole….. I did go to Florida on “Vacation” last week. While it was nice for a change of scenery…I couldn’t go down to the beach bec I couldn’t get sand in my wound. I couldn’t get in the pool, but I got to sit outside the pool…no shade ANYWHERE at the pool and watch my kids with my own pool of sweat dripping down me. So, it wasn’t the vacation that I’d hoped for, but that’s the way it is. New news: My ortho wants me to put more and more weight on my foot. It’s so vague..I’m having a hard time deciding how much to do. Earlier today I used one crutch under my good side and walked like that. Then, for a few minutes I used no crutches. I can’t go to rehab with my wound, so I’m trying to figure out how to “train” or strengthen my bad leg to take more and more weight as I walk. I find that when I use both crutches I don’t put any weight on my leg at all…so, that’s not good. I never would have thought I’d be where I am. Oh well….I know each of us has a differnt road, some longer, some shorter. I just didn’t think I’d be marathoning it around the world instead of just around NYC. Run Forrest Run.  Since this journey, my mind is a little out of sorts….I’ve locked my keys in my car twice (and, my entire life I’m maybe done it once). You know how you get out of your car typically then use the keyless entry and lock it. Well, since the whole crutch thing I take the keys out of the ignition, lock the car by pressing the lock button and I’m supposed to put said keys in my purse…well, sometimes they end up in the middle console. It’s just a lot of things to think about.  I’m really OVER OVER OVER all of this. Summer has been blown. …I mean…April 6th rupture. YIKES! OK, I haven’t reruptured so that’s a plus. I haven’t performed a self-amputation on my leg with my kids rounded scissors yet either so that’s good. I can’t help but just shake my head at all of this. I know I’ll be whole again SOME day…just may be a long while from now. So, good night everyone. Sleep tight. I’ll update again with new pics and my new integra graft.

Hello there! Just wanted to keep you posted…no new news from me. Went to my weekly wound center appt today. Wound looks like it should at this stage…it’s getting a little less wide…but it is taking friggin forever!!!! I mean..surgery was April 15th…and still the hole. I am getting sick of the slowness.  Ortho doesn’t want to send me to rehab with open wound. So, at home I have been doing pointing and flexing with a band. I’m supposed to be putting more and more weight on my leg. But, it’s hard to fugure how much weight is too much….so, it’s a little guessing game for me. Only big news is that I returned to work this week. I’ve been on short term disability due to MRSA, open wound and other complications. But, back to the real world. I’m on restrictions, so I’ll be working from home for a while. 

I knew I should have kept the wound vac on, but wound ctr doc’s kept saying…you don’t need it…send it back. I feel that I would be a lot further along if I would have kept the vac on. I stopped practicing my own medicine for a little while and listened to what the “professionals” said. Oh well.

One thing that has helped me on my little journey is when you guys and girls would make sacrifices in my honour. The bucket of chicken worked well last time. And, if anyone has a oiji board then pls work some magic on my behalf. Also, I’m still waiting for that magic 8 ball to assist my doctor’s with making decisions about my care.

But, all is pretty well here. Just same ole…hobble hobble…yucky wound. One day I’ll be whole again without the hole in my heel.  Until then I’ll keep creeping along. :)  Good night friends.