I am two days from surgery and on my second day of antibiotics. I was not a happy camper having to set my clock and get up at 2:30 in the morning to take my antibiotics, but I have to take them every six hours. I guess I could have done better planning on when I started them so that six hours didn't fall in the middle of the night, but oh well. I guess I'll have several days to catch up on my sleep while I'm on pain meds. LOL Let's hope anyway!!!!
Today was my last day of work and it was really hard knowing that I wouldn't get to be with my kids anymore this year. They are the reason I was trying to make it until June to have my surgery. My doctor asked me in December what was more important my foot or my job, and I told him that was a no brainer...MY KIDS are more important. I had a hard time telling them bye today, but I didn't let them know I'm having surgery. Not sure how three year olds would take that kind of news so I thought it would be best not to say anything. I am hoping to be able to go back to play with them when I get my hard cast on.
When I got off work I had to just come home and sit with my foot elevated. It hurts so badly when I have to work and be on it for hours at a time. The knot (which is my ptt laying in my ankle) is really big and hurting right now. My Achilles tendon is killing me too. I'll be so glad when all of this is over with and I have NO PAIN!!! Course my husband just told me " this time next week your little Achilles tendon will be the least of your worries with all that other surgery pain you will have" He had a BIG grin on his face as he said that. He just cracks me up....NOT!!! No really he has been so good to me through this whole thing. Lets just see how good he is when I'm grumpy at him because I'm in so much pain.
My goal is to take the summer to get my feet well so that I can start the new school year out in September with a RUNNING start. Not sure I'll be running by then (I never ran when I had good feet) but hopefully I'll not have so much pain. My doctor has told me I could have swelling for up to 1-1 /2 year from my surgery. I think I can handle that as long as my pain is not as bad. I'm going to stay optimistic!!! God is good and I know he will heal me and get me through this whole thing. I also have to get better by next summer because I'm taking my girl scout troop to Europe for 12 days. We have had this trip planned for four years now and I want to enjoy it with them hopefully with not much pain. This gives me something to work for and look forward to. I CAN DO THIS!!!! I just have to keep telling myself that hahaha
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