Dec 22 2008
Happy Holidays Everyone! All is ok except still little limp and this damn wound/scab. One day, One day…may 2009 be great!
Happy Holidays to all! In 2009 may we all be back to our “normal” selves…but even better and stronger than ever! You know it’s been forever since a post when you almost forget your password. SIGH. I do check in and read what’s going on in others’ world… It’s always the same challenges out there…we are all so much the same. Happy Healing Everyone..it gets better!!!
I still go to rehab about every week. I now have an electro-stim unit that I use every day at home…so that’s nice. My surgery was April 15…OH MY GOSH! April is forever away and in April I wouldn’t think that I’d even be thinking about my foot. Oh well. 
I still have a limp a little bit…but I’m trying to not limp…it just is still there. I can elliptical and bike til the cows come home. When I do calf raises…and I can raise my bad foot every so slightly…I feel this weird thing going on in my metatarsal (sp?)..It’s like a spring in there keeps opening on the way up and compressing when I come down. Hope this will go away. The most annoying thing is this stupid wound thing. Yes it’s closed (as of Oct.6th after millions of dollars in wound care and grafts (I exaggerate..not a million…just a few thousand)…but I still have this area that is just and remains a scab. After my Ortho scratched his head he wanted me to get my plastic surgeon’s opinion….so, went to plastic surgeon to see if he should cut it open and re-stitch it up. And, he said that there is no way that he can do that because of all the scar tissue there and that there is no excess skin to pull to even attempt the closure to be successful. So, I’m to massage the area each day in hopes of “loosening up the skin.” Of course, there is a 3hour procedure where he can do a skin graft, but that’s really complicated and I could end up much worse. Again, I don’t care one bit what the scar looks like…I just want normal skin to be there, no scab, and want to be able to swim and get in a bath tub with my bad foot. After plastic surgeon gave me that “advice.” Basically saying it will heal, it will just take time. Oh my, how patient I have been…open wound from April til October, no scab that never comes off to reveal nice skin. blah blah blah…I cld my Wound Ctr folks and went to see them. They said that my skin is in the re-forming stage still and that it will take time…maybe even 6 more mths to heal completely. Baha ha ha ha. They did cut away a lot of the scab and I’m going to return to them every 6 weeks to have them keep trimming away stuff. So, the Wound/Scab thing still exists, and I’m still wearing backless shoes..but, I’m going to start wearing normal tennis shoes to the gym and I’ll see if that does anything to the incision. Other than that, life is good. I want to get back on the tennis courts..but, I guess I should be able to run before going out there. And, the kids are getting excited for Christmas. Santa is coming..yippee! I will say that I’ve missed my handicap tag while doing holiday shopping…that would have been nice. I’m rambling now..Hang in there everyone! You’ll get better…some will be on a fast track to recovery and all “mavericky” (hahahha…those were funny SNL skits), and other’s will be recovering at a snail’s pace like me. But, we’ll all be better and more thoughtful as a result of our injury. Enjoy your day today. Happy Holidays Everyone! - Kristin in Atlanta
Hi Kristin,
Glad to hear things are progressing. It’s always great to see your posts.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Craig
I enjoyed reading your post. You are so far out ahead of me in the recovery process, I haven’t even received my first cast, that I can’t really relate. However, it is helpful to know what kind of expectations to have.
I thought that it was funny that you mentioned the parking permit, because I just received mine today. I can see how it would really be helpful for Christmas shopping, but I won’t be heading out of the house until after Christmas when I get my cast. So like you I won’t be using the permit this Christmas.
Hopefully next Christmas neither of us will be using it as well!
Hi there. Was going to check in on your foot odyssey so it was nice to see this post. Congrats on getting that darn wound closed…that’s the toughest part. My former wound is still “scabby” as well. It healed but is still covered with thicker skin, like a callous. I’ve tried the Vaseline treatment, the skin lotion treatment and now I’m slathering on Mederma. Will let you know if it works. Just saw my doctor and he was fine with the leg…just, as you know, a verrrrrrry slow process. I guess the good news is that our tendons are healed. The skin will heal when it’s ready, I suppose.
Happy holidays to you and yours!
Bostonbrother-I’m sure you are heartbroken about not doing any Christmas shopping. HA! Hope you heal steady and swiftly!
Craig-Have fun in the basketball wheelchair division..be sure not to get your wheels stuck.
My hubby still plays soccer…so, it’s fun to tease you “old” 30 somethings…..
DaveLeft - Fellow Wound Warrior-Let me know how the Mederma is working and maybe I’ll try that. Pls send my kids back in time for Christmas. Hope you enjoyed their visit…..I’m assuming you finally answered the door and let them in. Behave yourself!
Hey Kristin,
Great meeting you yesterday! Keep “heeling” and may 2009 be more achilles friendly.
We made it back home, and are looking forward to ringing in the new year at some friends’ house. They live about 1/2 mile away, so we’ll probably walk home. If my head is clear enough, I’m sure I’ll reflect on 2008 active -> ATR -> trying to be active again.
Craig
Craig-Great catching up with you too. We are having a crazy, wild New Year’s Eve at my house. The kids had a Wii Karoake competition, we played I Spy and another game…Oh, and we put together a puzzle! Now the kids are all nestled all snug in their beds at 10. YIPPEE! I know the kids are glad to be home and playing with their toys. Have a great New Year!
Oh, I forgot to tell everyone..YIPPEE! TODAY I wore NORMAL tennis shoes (with a back)….It’s the first time since April 6th that I’ve worn normal tennis shoes…all my other shoes and tennis shoes were back-less, slip-ons. But, hubby and I went to the gym today and I was so happy I was in normal running shoes…felt weird at first, but after it didn’t appear to hurt my wound…so, yeah…more normal! Hip Hip HOORAY!
Hey Kristin,
Keep it up and I will see you on the courts soon!!!!!
sandy