After the Cast

Look familiar fellow Lisfrancers?   6 weeks, 5 days post op.  Little swollen, a little purple, and bandaged where the K-wires were removed.  No real pain, but feel very vulnerable without any covering....

Cast Away!

I got my cast off today after 6 weeks and 4 days.  Went into X-Ray - My Doc says everything seems to be healing ok.  Afterwords, he pulled the three K-Wires out that were holding my three smaller toes together.  Really, as others have testified, it did not hurt at all. I was then fitted for a boot - which I have to wear non-weight-bearing for another 4 weeks.  This is 2 weeks less than I anticipated.  So overall, I am happy.  The boot, while bigger and bulkier, is a whole lot more comfortable than the cast, and I will be able to take off to shower, but still - no pool, and no sleeping with it off.   Just VERY happy to be progressing.  I can begin to weight bear in 4 weeks - that would put me at 10 weeks.  Seems pretty standard.

Here is a pic of my "walking" boot.  I assume, this will be the boot that I start to weight bear in come Sept.

Doggie Sprain

Well, It turns out I did not break her leg - but she did sprain it - Talk about misery loves company!  I am glad she is OK!

Not so good day

It is bad enough having this cast on for so long - worse when your injury causes somebody or something else to get injured.  I was on the boat all weekend - but Saturday alone with just our dog as the family was off doing other things for the day.  Coming out of the galley into the main living area is a small step - I tripped and fell on top of my dog.  She let out a yelp and immediately held up her front leg.  Thinking I broke her leg I called around for an emergency vet and finally talked to a doctor who advised me that I most likely pinched her leg and to give her a baby aspirin and let her rest.  She is doing ok this am but still limping.  We will take her to the vet tomorrow to make sure she is ok.  Needless to say I feel terrible about this.

Just Chillin on Just Chillin

Music

On my playlist for the weekend:

Knee Deep - Zac Brown Band Featuring my all time Favorite - Jimmy Buffett
Good To Be Me - Uncle Cracker & Kid Rock
Felt Good on my Lips - Tim McGraw
Incredible Machine - Sugarland - My second all time favorite band
Stuck Like Glue - Sugarland
Farther Find Me Now - The Coal Men - You may recognize this song from The Deadliest Catch TV Series - One of my favorite TV shows
All Roads Lead Home - Garden State - Also from Deadliest Catch
You & Tequila - Kenny Chesney - Featuring Grace Potter - An Excellent new song
Only Prettier - Miranda Lambert
Heart Like Mine - Miranda Lambert
Toes - Zac Brown Band

This list is heavily weighted "new country" but I would say the songs are mostly all feel good pop songs in nature.  I have a very eclectic taste in music - ranging from hard rock, Jazz, some classical, new country, pop, surf, and anything that makes me feel like I am near the Sea - hence some of my favorites being Jimmy Buffett, Zac Brown, Kenny Chesney.

If anybody gets a moment to download these and listen - let me know what you think

G

One week till cast removal!

OK - I am one week out for cast removal and hopefully K-wire removal, and into the boot.  I am getting soooo sick of the cast!  Feels like I am dragging an anchor around on my foot all day - or wearing heavy wool socks in the summer time.  When my foot swells I feel the wounds pressing against the cast.  Every day I dream of the technician using his 'saw' to cut it off -(the cast - not my foot :-) )   and the relief I will feel - ahhhh!    So - I am a little anxious - I know they will take an X-ray - and I am assuming foot is healing well, wounds healing well - that I get to the boot and not any bad news - like 'you need to go back into a cast'.   Not too worried about the wire removal - you all tell me that it really does not hurt.  Time does fly though - It will be six weeks since my surgery on Sunday.  Hard to imagine that my left foot has not touched the ground in 6 weeks - and that I coped this long.

You see - We ALL have the capability to endure these types of things - You need mental stamina as well as physical.  Keep positive my fellow elite Lisfranc injury club members!  (Not a club that we encourage anybody to join).