Soooooo tired!
I am trying to keep the house clean each day, but after picking up one or two shirts, I have to rest. I'm getting lightheaded and tired very easy. I think I've read a whole 5 pages.
Showering is quite the ordeal. Since you can't put weight on the foot, it's best to sit if you can. Since you can't get your dressings wet, you have to hang your foot out of the tub. You get creative. I park the scooter right next to the tub to help get myself out.
The dressings were changed three days later, X-rays were taken too. I'm not sure if it was motion sickness, but I was nauseous as hell on the ride to the Podiatrists office, of course my nausea pills were at home. I also nearly biffed it in the lobby with my crutches. I miss my scooter :(
The Podiatrist said all looked good and the sutures will come out in ten days!
I've had visitors nearly every day. Each bringing delicious fattening treats to distract me from my fruits and veggies. My grandpa made me foot cookies! He said the more of them I eat, the less my foot will hurt.
You don't have to ask me twice!!
I made an alarm schedule on my phone to take a Percoset every 3 hrs, if you take it on a regular schedule you have less chance of a pain breakthrough. You can also take ibuprofen in between pain pills to get you through to the next one (don't do this if you are on blood thinners). I was taking the Vistaril every 6 hours, and the stools oftener before bed. I was instructed to take 1 to 2 tablets every 6 hours, but this did NOT help. My pharmacist suggested I take 3 tablets before bed, if you do it during the day, you will not get a good nights sleep.
I am starting to wean myself off the heavy pain pills and replace them with the ibuprofen, I plan on being completely done with them before going back to work :)
I made an alarm schedule on my phone to take a Percoset every 3 hrs, if you take it on a regular schedule you have less chance of a pain breakthrough. You can also take ibuprofen in between pain pills to get you through to the next one (don't do this if you are on blood thinners). I was taking the Vistaril every 6 hours, and the stools oftener before bed. I was instructed to take 1 to 2 tablets every 6 hours, but this did NOT help. My pharmacist suggested I take 3 tablets before bed, if you do it during the day, you will not get a good nights sleep.
I am starting to wean myself off the heavy pain pills and replace them with the ibuprofen, I plan on being completely done with them before going back to work :)
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