(Days 13, 14 & 15) Baby steps // 25th, 26th & 27th November 2020

On Wednesday, 25th November, I took my first steps without crutches. It was scary but it went ok. The weight was all on the outside of my feet and heels, and there was no pain. Since then I’ve slowly been increasing the amount of time I stand and walk, and by this I mean… on

(Day 12) Hospital appointment (gross feet images) // 24th November 2020

Today was the day. Bandages and stitches have been removed and I’ve been allowed to wash my feet for the first time since surgery. My appointment was at 3pm so I was careful to continue to elevate and ice my feet as I have for the past 5 days. A nice trick that actually works

(Day 9,10 & 11) The waiting game part 2 // 21st, 22nd & 23rd November 2020

The past 3 days have been the best so far. Almost no pain except when I attempt to move my feet a bit (which is more regularly than I probably should). I’ve been able to flex my ankle quite a bit with almost no pain but pointing my feet is a different story. There’s this

(Day 6,7 & 8) The waiting game // 18th, 19th & 20th November 2020

The past 3 days have been fairly uneventful. Pain is now at a constant 2/10 except when I move my feet a bit to give my ankles some action (wink*). That brings the pain level to a 4/10 but it doesn’t last long. No pain killers during the day, just to sleep. I’ve been working

(Day 5) They’re out! // 17th November 2020

The feet! They were “out” for a few minutes today as I got my dressings changed at the hospital. I’m pleasantly surprised to be honest, they could look a lot worse. They do look fairly healthy considering it’s been 5 days since surgery. Anyway, it was an interesting day. I was up really early to

(Day 4) Improvement // 16th November 2020

Looking at me today no one would ever say I was a proper mess 2 days ago, honestly. The nights are still difficult but I’m feeling a lot more like myself now. I was able to do some proper work today and half a workshop I had booked. However, at 6pm my body was simply

(Day 3) Is she back? // 15th November 2020

Slept a bit more but the nights are still the worse bit. The day was definitely better though. I’ve started cutting down on codeine last evening and by Sunday afternoon I started to take only paracetamol every 4 hours. By mid-afternoon I felt more cheerful, alive and was even able to start making jokes about

(Day 2) The spaced-out day // 14th November 2020

Today has been weird. I’ve managed to sleep for maybe 5 hours during the night (which is really good!), and woke up feeling less pain than yesterday. I think the stress of the surgery itself and the lack of sleep is definitely getting to me now as I’ve spend most of the day unable to

(Day 1) The day after // 13th November 2020

So this day was tough. It was actually awful, not just tough. I don’t remember the last time I’ve been in this much physical pain. I only slept 2 hours and the pain I was in during the night and throughout the day was like very few things I’ve experienced before. I tried to rest,

(Day 0) Surgery day // 12th November 2020

The surgery day has come…. and although I’ve been in denial this entire time (see previous post), it actually did happen. I was not mentally (or otherwise) prepared to go through this surgery but I did manage to organise a few things before going to the hospital. It’s hard to predict what it will be