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What a month January has been! Kinda crazy if I do say so myself. ;-)

The rash issue has finally fully subsided, but where the rash was my skin is very dry. I’m hoping that the dark spots from the rash will fully go away, but for now it looks like my feet are scarred from it. Yuck!

A few weeks ago I was walking in the kitchen and felt a “pop” in my foot (right). It scared me because I could no longer walk due to pain. I didn’t have my crutches so I had to crawl back into the living room. The next morning it wasn’t much better so I called my doctor.

He said it sounded like it was scar tissue separating or possibly strands of the fascia. In the long run it would probably be a good thing. He always reassures me. I’m really glad that I called!

So it took about a week or so before that new pain went away. Sure am glad that it did.

Then three days ago I developed a very sharp pain below my big toe. I can’t say that it wasn’t a pain I felt before. After the last surgery (left foot) I remember that area being painful. I stayed off of my foot as much as possible the rest of the day and the next day. Yesterday it was better and today it is much better.

This recovery is not the same as my recovery last time. Last time my incision got infected. This time it did not. I’ve been concerned about my left foot because there was a tightness on the side just below my ankle running to the bottom of my foot.

I was afraid that I had made a mistake having this surgery. But I kept doing my stretches in hopes that it would get better. The good news is that the tightness is finally gone. Yay! I have also been putting Mederma on the scar (left foot) in hopes that it would help as well.

In regards to my left foot my doctor said that it would take longer to heal because it got infected. Aah! So that’s what the deal is. Again, I felt so much better after he said that.

Good News!

Even though both feet are still healing I can tell that they are going to be great in time. It’s a 6-12 month healing process and I think that varies between individuals. Everyone’s body is different, right?

When I get out of bed in the morning that typical plantar fasciitis pain isn’t there. WOO HOOO! The pain that I feel is from the surgery and I’m sure that once I’m fully healed I might just go on a 5-mile run. :-D At the very least I’m going hiking!!