On the eve of surgery...

Tomorrow the doctor will spend 1 1/2 hrs. removing two screws and as much scar tissue as he can. It is my hope, and his, that I will have more flexibility in my toes and hopefully, the screws are impeding the proper mobility of the joint and once they are removed I won't have such a significant limp.
Here's hoping...

I am bein De-screwed!!

Well I got the phone call. I was sort of hoping it really would be a year or a year and a half. I'm not happy about my foot being hurt again.
They will be taken out on October 27th. That will be 1 year and 4 days since the accident.
Figures, just when my foot really is feeling better, here we go again.

Update

Well, its been a while since I updated.
My foot feels real good. Unless I over do it I seldom have any swelling. There is still a bit of tightness when I squeeze my toes down. But it's better than it was for sure.
I can easily wear 2" heels all day long. I tried to wear my 4" shoes (cause, God they are nice) but it just isn't worth the risk or discomfort.
I think this week is the first time that my foot hasn't been the centre of my attention. Most of the time there is very little discomfort when I walk.
I haven't heard when the screws might be coming out. They told me it could be a year to a year and a half wait. Imagine!
If nothing ever changes now, that's OK. Just a little limp once in a while (usually later in the day) and a bit of stiffness in the toes.

Oh, our wonderful health care system!

Into the hospital I went amid an out-break of C-Diff!!!! Off to talk to Dr. P about removing the screws.

First I had to have an xray. The tech asked me which bone I broke in my foot. When I told her I didn't, it was a complete Lisfranc dislocation, she was really impressed. She said they learn about this in school and you think you will see them a lot but rarely do. She told me she'd give me $100. if I could find someone else with the same injury. Hey, Marg, want to split it? It really is quite rare and I kind of wish it wasn't. It would be nice to know more people to compare my progress with.

Well Dr. P said my foot is still quite swollen but he can certainly take out the screws. I told him that I have difficulty walking down stairs straight and my toes don't bend as they should. He will remove as much scar tissue as he can while he is in there. Oh man, I really don't want to go through with this but it is the only way to know if there is any further progress to be had.
I asked his little entourage (a very funny group of people who follow him around, students) if they saw any evidence of arthritis. They did. It is very much expected that this will happen.
I asked Dr. P when I can expect to have the screws removed, he smirked and said probably not for a few months.

Anyway, I'm in absolutely NO hurry.

Oh ya, and I washed my hands very well upon leaving. I don't need to have C-Diff too!

Not Guilty!

Now the driver has pled "not guilty". I have been summoned to court. I don't know the ramifications of all of this and it frightens me a bit. I wonder if he knows what has happened? I bet his insurance is behind all of it. I've never been to court. Kind of intimidating, but I sure have been through worse.

Here we go again....

Screwed!

It is becoming increasingly obvious that these screws have to come out. My foot aches always. There are strange stabs of pain once in a while. Walking hurts all the time. I can compensate for my foot but that hurts my knee. The only way to know what is causing the pain is to rule out everything. That starts with the screws. I was hoping I wouldn't have to to do this. I don't want to hurt again.
I think I was so happy not to be in a wheel chair or need crutches that all was rosy in Feb/Mar. Now that nothing has changed since then it has become very frustrating.
When we went up to Southampton on the weekend I spent about an hour or so in a fleemarket and my foot was a swollen, achey mess. Very frustrating.

And I danced

I was at the wedding of Shaun & Kathleen last night. I looked fabulous if I do say so myself. I knew only a handful of people there. It is the brother of my daughter-in-law. Both kids were in the wedding party and both were beautiful. My foot was the topic of some conversation but it was not at the top of the list (for once!). I even had a wonderful dance with my baby boy. Nary a thought to my foot. That's what it's all about.