Well, it's been 12 days since the doctor said I could be full weight bearing. I am finally getting better. I am really close to being able to walk without my crutches. My PT person said I should be able to drop the crutch by Monday or so. I'm excited.
The hardest part has been my mornings and evenings after dinner. First thing in the morning, my foot throbs. As soon as I hit the floor, it just kills me until I get it limbered up and use to the pressure of standing. The sharp stabbing pains were just amazing first thing in the morning. By evening, I'm usually tired. My foot is usually swelling at that point and doesn't settle down without an icepack. Sometimes that doesn't even help.
The cool thing is that I found some support stockings at the local drugstore. They're men's stockings, but I don't care. I've been wearing them for a week. They do help most the time until the evening. I'm hoping that once I hit that month mark, I'll be out of the woods with swelling.
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