(Day 44) // 6th week – walks and soreness // 26th December 2020

Christmas has come and gone. It’s been a great time and an adventure for my feet. After my last appointment on the 18th, I grabbed my backpack and went down to the Isle of Wight to spend Christmas with my cousins (and it was a good thing I did, as London went into tier 4

(Day 36) // 5th week appointment // 18th December 2020

So… another bitter sweet appointment today after I thought things were better than they actually are. Since my last appointment 10 days ago I’ve been really careful, elevating, massaging, mobilising and only went for 2 very short walks. The scars kept getting better and better and I think using bio-oil and massaging the scars with

(Day 26) 4 week appointment // 8th December 2020

Today was bitter sweet. On one hand I got to do new X-rays and check how every is going but on the other hand the news were not the ones I was hoping for. I’ve been super happy because I’ve been able to walk around in the flat and I went to the park twice

(Days 23 & 24) A weekend of firsts// 5th & 6th December 2020

I went out! Not like… “out out”, but I left the flat do to something that was not going to the hospital or take the bins out! Just to explain… it’s been just over 3 weeks since my surgery and I’ve been out of the house 3 times. Twice to go to the hospital and

(Day 20) Visible improvement // 2nd December 2020

In the last 5 days there’s been a visible improvement in my ability to walk and my confidence in actually standing up and moving around. The scars are healing up nicely and I’ve finally been allowed to start applying some moisturiser on them yesterday (as per Dr. McCutie instructions). I’ve also been doing the mobility/rehabilitation