I’ve been meaning to post an update on my recovery after the operation for a while now, but never got round to it, so here’s my rather belated update.
After getting home, it didn’t take me long to get settled into the couch. I was told I had to spend a week on my back, that’s exactly what I did. My foot remained elevated for 90% of the time, except when I hobbled to the bathroom. I didn’t move outside of the lounge and bedroom in a week. It did help that every time I got up off the couch, the blood rushing to my foot cause me so much pain that it was difficult to think. So it was best just not to move.
Then last week Wednesday, I went back to the doctor, to have the heavy cast removed, and a lighter, fibreglass cast replaced it. Much better. The doctor was happy with my progress, and even commented that the swelling looked good. So now with the lighter cast, I could go back to work.
Then on Thursday, I headed into the back into the office. I wasn’t very capable on the crutches yet, but I was getting used to them. The pain for most of the day was unbearable, as my foot was only slightly elevated. I even had my feet on the desk at one stage! It did improve very quickly though, and by Friday, all was much better.
I have to say that I’m missing running terribly. Every time I needed to discuss something with myself, the road was there gladly waiting. Saying it’s my personal therapist would be going too far, but you know what I mean. All this means is that I can’t wait to get back on the road, you never realise how much you miss something, until it’s gone.
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