Day 4 - My First Bath

I went to my podiatrist today to have my bandages changed. It took about 15mins. for me to get from my bed to the car. It was such a task! I was sure to take my Vicodin a few minutes before I started my journey, and as soon as I got into the car, I iced and elevated. The Dr. cleaned the incision sites with Betadine and changed the dressing. I was able to move around a bit better after that dressing change. My toes felt a lot more free. The Dr. said that because of the tight bandaging the first time around, and because of unavoidable dried blood at the surgical site, there is very little room for the toes to expand when they DO swell. My Dr. didn't want me to see my toes yet, because it's usually a pretty scary sight at this point. But, he did say that my feet couldn't look any better than they do! He said it was obvious that I stayed off of it and iced it like I was supposed to.

 I'm now able to bathe in the tub while wearing this plastic bag contraption thingy they gave me, lol! Goodbye bed baths and hello tub baths!!! Lol!

Day 3 - A Day in the Life...

From the day of surgery up until today, I've been icing both ankles and elevating both feet above heart level. I haven't gotten out of bed. I tried once and ended up crying for the next 30mins. I'm afraid to try again! I'm using a bedpan to use the restroom and am taking 1/2 Vicodin every 2-3 hrs. Oh! And I also take 20mg Omeprazole, every morning before I eat, to help prevent formation of any stomach ulcers since I've been taking pain pills for weeks now. I'm giving myself bed baths and sleeping a lot. It's hell! Thankfully I have family staying with me 24/7 who does everything for me including bringing food and water to my bedside.  

Setting The Stage

I'm a 27yr old female who cares a lot about the way I look. Most people would say that I am attractive, and I pride myself in doing what I can to look my best. Since I can remember, I've always had a huge problem with corns and hammertoes. When I was a young child, I would do things a normal child would do, like go swimming in the summertime. I remember kids teasing me that I had something wrong with my feet. I never knew there was anything wrong up until this point. That's how young I was!! After that point, I would always hide my feet. I never got to wear sandals or toe opened shoes.

As I got older, there were many activities I had to exclude myself from. From the time I got to high school, I started looking into ways I could rid myself of this curse! I tried every Dr. Scholls product, I've tried make-up, and even cutting the corns off of my toes up until I sometimes saw blood! In high school, I never had a boyfriend. In fact, as an adult, I've only had one boyfriend. I could only bring myself to tell one man about my "problem". After he and I broke up, almost two years later, there was no way that I could go through the embarrassment of telling another man about my insecurity. It was high time to get the problem fixed....