first night sleeping w/o boot
So last night when I went to bed, my toes just felt like they were going to explode or something inside that boot… not painful, just lots of pressure. I got upstairs, got into bed, put my foot on a big pillow like I always do, and tried to go to sleep. Tossed, turned, couldn’t take it. I thought, OK, it is 6 weeks after surgery… it really ought to be OK to sleep without this $@*)!?! boot. So I took it off, and fell asleep. That’s it… I am done wearing the boot when I go to sleep.
on April 6th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Good for you new-leaf
All the best!
on April 6th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Go for it newleaf. I stopped wearing it at night very shortly after surgery. Big improvement in sleep once I got past the initial fear of an occasional twitch. I was wearing an ace bandage around the ankle first couple of nights, but even gave that up now.
on April 8th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Thanks again, Newleaf — I did take a look at your story, and our surgery dates were very close! Hope your complication with the blood clot has resolved. Scary stuff — be careful.