A Surprise Ending

I started this blog only to document my progress. I didn't want to forget the milestones or the tears.
A very nice surprise has been the people who have told me that this blog has helped them.
Our injury is not a common one and there is very little information available about what to expect as far as progress.
It has made me very happy to hear that I was able to help you guys, even a little bit.
Marg, thank you, you helped me when I had questions. Barb, keep those feet moving, your progress will come. And Kala, it's really important to find a doc that knows what a Lisfranc injury is and how to treat it properly the first time. I was told often by medical professionals that they learn about Lisfranc dislocations in school but usually never deal with one. I was always a curious specimen to them. I wish you all well.
I will up-date this in a month or so but I really am excited that it seems possible my foot will be 80 - 90% perfect. That is so much more than I dared to dream a year ago.

I'm all done

I saw the doc on Tuesday. He was pleased with the surgery. He said he removed a lot of scar tissue that has loosened up my toes. He told me to keep a tensor bandage on. He told me to call him if I need to. He said that would probably be due to pain caused by arthritis. Otherwise I AM FINALLY FINISHED WITH DOCTORS!
One year and twenty six days!

The following pics are graphic...be warned

My right leg is quite a bit smaller than my left leg. I'm sure this will right itself eventually. I feel fantastic. I feel so much movement in my foot that I didn't before. I can walk down stairs properly now. I am pretty sure that I won't even have a limp once this is all healed. The only thing now is the swelling. My toes still aren't as nimble as before the accident but that isn't hindering my walking or anything really. I am very glad that I chose to have the screws out. It has made a huge difference already.

The swelling is still significant.

This was taken on November 15th. Just 2 weeks after the pic below. I'm a good little healer.

This was taken November 1st. Just 5 days after surgery. My foot was painted with a pink/red antiseptic during surgery. It stained my foot for quite a while.

Stitches in time

I called my family Doc to take my stitches out. I can't get in to see Dr. Petrisor until next Tuesday. A guy at work told me an old hockey trick was to put vaseline on the stitches a little bit ahead of time so when they came out it was easier. That made sense to me so that's what I did. It still pinched when she took them out but maybe it was easier.
My foot was incredibly swollen when I finally got into the doc's office. I really thought that it would burst at the seam when she took out the stitches but it didn't. Once again swelling is a big issue. I hope it subsides sooner than before.
Anyway great excuse to go home and put my foot up for the evening. Housework sure gets neglected. Ya, whatever.

Progress

Monday - Surgery
Tuesday - Home from hospital
Wednesday - Back to work, Nick drove me to work, taxi home
Thursday - Nick drove me to work, taxi home
Friday - I drove me to work vowing never to take stinky, smelly taxi ever again!
Saturday & Sunday - Usual routine
Monday - Wore shoes to work, 2 of them! No more slippers to work.

Not bad. I just wonder how many brain cells were slaughtered last Monday....