So close!

In 5 days I will have my cast removed FOREVER!!!!  I am ready!  I thought this week back at work would make me feel better because I would get out of the house.  Honestly, it was nice to get out everyday, ALL day, but it was hard at the same time.  Getting ready to go into work in the morning with a cast and crutches is difficult.  Somedays I just felt I looked like a slob.  Its hard to do your hair, find something to wear, and get ready for the day hopping on one leg and holding onto crutches.  But I am almost there.

My leg is ready to be free.  I haven't been taking much Tylenol at all (I am sure my liver is enjoying that!).  My cast is getting looser and I am wiggling my foot around more and more.  The other day on my way into work it was raining out.  They just waxed the floors in the hall outside of my office.  When I came around the corner, my crutch slipped and I started to fall.  It was in slow motion, I was thinking... I could fall and look like a fool and I haven't even made it to my office yet, or I can catch myself with the bad leg.  So I caught myself with my bad leg.  I just was standing there, my one crutch on my right side doing nothing, the other on the floor.  I kind of feel against the wall too and have a huge bruise on my arm.  BUT, it didn't hurt!  Then I kept going thinking I slipped in a puddle so I just kept going, and slipped again and had to catch myself with my bad leg for the second time in under 30 seconds.  It was the combination of bottoms of the crutches being wet and the shiny waxed floors.  But it was fine and my leg didn't hurt.

I have even noticed when I sleep, I have been sleeping normal again.  Up until the past week, I have been sleeping on my back with my leg elevated on the special pillow.  Now I sleep on my stomach and side, and it almost feels like normal.  When my incision hits the side of the cast it isn't tender or sore.  One gross thing though is I can tell there is a lot of dead skin on the bottom of my foot.  That is going to be gross when the cast comes off.  The hairy leg is going to be cute too.  8 weeks without being shaved!

This weekend I am taking it easy.  My first week back at work really tired me out.  In the end it was good to be back.  I only had one minor breakdown :).  When I work, I crave Diet Coke.  I need it or some form of caffeine for the second have of the day.  Luckily we have a coke machine right next to the elevator.  Well on my second day back, the coke machine disappeared!  They must have taken it out for repair or something.  So I was really bummed about that.  Then on Friday, I was running late and looking for what to pack for lunch.  All we had was PB&J, which I normally really like, but after 5 days in a row it gets old.  So while my husband was driving me into work, I had a minor breakdown and was crying because I can't make it over to where the Food Market is on campus, and they took the coke machine away, and I am having PB&J for the 5th day in a row and have no form of caffeine to get me to the end of the day.  He ran out and got me a wonderful sandwich and 2 Diet Cokes, what a great guy!  Hopefully that was the last breakdown I have due to this surgery!

Back at Work!

Today is my second day back at work.  I am doing pretty well I think.  After 6 weeks of doing nothing, I was a little worried.  Luckily it is still the summer time so there aren't many students on campus to assist.  But there is plenty of desk work.  I have my chair at the highest setting and have my leg either propped up on my desk or next to me on a chair.  This weird position though is making my lower back hurt, so I don't know how long I can sit like this.  I might just have to give in and let my foot dangle a bit.  I am getting around fine at work.  I use a bag to carry anything I need.  Tomorrow I might venture over to the building next door for lunch.  It will probably be the furthest distance I have traveled on crutches.  I wonder if I will make it :).

After work yesterday I could tell everything was really swollen.  So I elevated my leg for the rest of the evening.  There wasn't any pain though, just swelling.  I only have a little over a week until I have my cast removed and I am able to walk again!  Its a little scary thinking they just take the cast off and tell me to walk.  I am very curious as to how I will do.

Coming down the home stretch!