My Left Foot

I had my second foot surgery Wednesday, this time on my left foot. It was basically the same thing that was done on the right, but the joint was in worse condition. My doctor again had to remove the arthritic stuff from the joint (have no idea what that actually is), take a piece out of the bone to shorten it and open up the joint space and then screw the pieces back together, remove a bone spur and bone chips in the joint, and then drill holes to allow the formation of a secondary cartilage to replace what had been worn away. It apparently required a lot more work and resulted in a lot more bleeding during the surgery, so I had quite a bit of bleeding afterwards as well. I actually had to have the dressing changed yesterday morning, but the doctor said it had stopped and shouldn't be a problem any longer.

Now I just have to sit around and let it heal. That's harder than it sounds since I'm not one to sit still for very long and I keep getting reprimanded for being up and about too much. On the up side, though, I'm not having much pain. It's a bit more uncomfortable than last time, but not terrible and I'm already tapering off of the pain medications.

I also had the screw removed from my right foot at the same time, so I wouldn't have to spend an additional 5 days off of my feet. Of course, that means I have the lovely surgical shoes on both feet and have to keep both of them dry in the shower until Monday. It's quite the sight with the shower guard on one foot and a newspaper bag on the other!

I have my parents here until Monday to wrangle the kids while I'm off my feet (literally). They've been doing the school runs, taking our little one to her classes, and walking the dog. Mike has been in and out with work, but has mainly been taking care of me. It's working out well so far, although I think our youngest is a bit tired of being at home since she so rarely is during the day.