A Week and One Day After Surgery

I've made a lot of progress since I last posted! I am wearing Crocs only now! Hopefully I'll be able to wear tennis shoes tomorrow! I'm putting a bit more pressure on the front of my foot now, too. There's still a little bit of tingle/discomfort, though. I'm glad that I took the pain pills for only 2 days and one of those days was the day I had surgery!

One strange thing that has happened to me is that I was getting sweaty and then cold on Saturday and Sunday. Like I had a fever but I didn't. Every now and then I get that weird feeling when I turn my head and eyes at the same time, like when I was trying to get off of Zoloft. I really don't like that. I'm hoping it's a side effect of being under general anesthesia.

I get the (4) stitches out tomorrow and I'm dreading it. Ew! However, I'm hoping he will let me take pictures and/or video it. That will give me something to think about. The "thread" used is heavy and thick. That scares me.

I remembered another thing that happened in the OR. The nurse had a strap on top of my waist (?) and was buckling it. I thought of how it looked like someone putting a saddle on a horse and I told her that. I know she was on my right, the nurse anesthetist was behind me and the surgical assistant was to my left at my feet. It was a big room, from what I remember. I also looked up what they gave me out in the hall that made me reeeelaaaaax. Versed. Pronounced "ver-said". There's something else in with it, too. At least that's what an anesthesia website said. I read propofol somewhere, too. EW! Michael Jackson!

So, I'm thankful I'm doing so well. I've read a lot of horror stories on the internet.