Things are definitely looking up. Day 25 was probably my lowest point. Every time I got up, the foot swelled. I was feeling better and wanting to do things, but didn't know how far I could push the swelling so just sat around semi-depressed and restless. I spoke to the nurses at my surgery clinic the next day and they said since I was 3 1/2 weeks out, it was time to start doing things - not that I can do a lot - the crutches kinda limit me. After that, I began getting up for longer and longer periods of time. The nurse said my foot needed to get used to getting rid of the swelling and to get up for a while, then go down, then up... She initially mentioned two hours up and I laughed, but now I am able to do that and things are fine. I swell, then elevate with small baggies of frozen peas wrapped araound my foot with ace bandages, then I get up again. It seems to be working. I also discussed with them that I wasn't doing my physical therapy as much as was recommended (3 to 5 times a day) because by the early evening, I was just too swollen and sore. She said the exercises are designed to reduce swelling and that I needed to do them more; I was doing once or twice a day. Now I'm doing three times and it does help. The only down side is that I need to take pain meds in the evening to get through them and I was so wanting to be done with those things. Anyway, that's where things are now. I'm happy with the progress and looking forward to possible partial weight-bearing in 13 days. Cross my fingers!
Pain 1 to little shooting pains in the toes that go to 3, swelling 1 to 4.
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