before and after

Now that the foot's not looking so gross, I thought I'd post a before and after photo set. So here it is:

I guess it is still kinda gross, but if you think it's bad ya' shoulda' seen it the first time they changed the bandages! Ha!

two more weeks

with the cast boot. At least I got to shower. Finally.

Cho-Cho says "hi"

to all y'all!

finally finished

will be nice to wear these this fall!

whew!

It's like 86 degrees out! While some here are calling it HOT, I'm calling it balmy. Yay Warshington!

for Jacob

doing well

I met with the podiatrist today for a check up, part of which included "fresh" x-rays, as the nurse called them. If you look closely at the x-ray from today (I decided against including photos of the incision, as it is still kinda Frankenstein-ish), you can see what they did, and, in turn, what I did. The doctor made a cut in the second bone of the toe to straighten it out, but left a portion of the bone intact to speed healing. Last week, I was hobbling in my house and my foot made a popping sound and hurt for a little while. Evidently, this was the remainder of the bone breaking. Whoops. Not a big problem, the doctor says, but that it may slow healing just a bit. Also, the incision is not quite healed up enough to bathe for another week or so. So. My spurt in activity will have to stop, and I need to go back to resting and elevating my foot more properly to speed the healing. Sigh. Skype anyone?