had-a-little-fall

So the good news is that the infection is doing better. :-) The bad news is that I had a little fall. I’m still using my crutches as I can’t put full weight on my foot yet. I received a delivery from UPS so I reached outside and lifted the box into the house and dropped it on the floor. I gave it a good shove and it slid across the floor. I moved inside toward the box with my crutches. With my foot I pushed the box a little to move it down the hall. On my third push is when I lost my balance and fell. I fell hard. Ouch!

In falling my foot hurt a LOT because I ended up putting too much weight on it. Needless to say I yelled out. No one was here though so it didn’t matter. I laid on the floor for a couple of minutes recovering. It really hurt my foot. I got up and was able to get the box in my room (sliding it on the floor). I sat on my bed and put some ice on my foot right away. Fortunately I had ice right there.

I started physical therapy last Tuesday and had my second appointment yesterday, Friday. I told my physical therapist what had happened and she said I probably overstretched the plantar fascia. So she wasn’t able to do the tissue manipulation she wanted to on my foot or give me an extra exercise to do. Oh, she still gave me an extra exercise, just not another extra one she wanted to.

So today I’m taking it easy and catching up on some phone calls. I’m staying off my feet as much as I possibly can. My incision is still occasionally leaking clear fluid. I spoke with a doctor friend of mine that says this is okay. As long as the fluid isn’t thick and full of puss and the area around my incision isn’t red. It isn’t so that put my mind at ease.

I start to get a bit discouraged that I’m unable to put full weight on my foot and walk. Then I remind myself that it’s not just a little cut on my foot, I had surgery. It’s not just a paper cut, it’s very invasive and I had six stitches. I think what makes it difficult as well is that I can’t really control anything. I can’t do A, B and C and then walk. Well, I can, but there’s a time and healing element involved for which I can do nothing to speed up. Well, that’s not entirely true. I can not fall again and that will speed it up. LOL