I was looking forward to getting my stitches out Thursday, but I got a call from Dr. Royall’s office saying we have to move it to Friday. I admit sponge baths are not as exciting as the movies make them out to be…it is you with one foot in the tub and one foot out, a bucket full of soapy water, and an oversize sponge.
Anyway, I am going a little stir crazy—especially with no showers. So I took measures of my own so I could take a shower. I can’t get my wounds wet, so I tried Poly-rig my foot…ha ha.
It didn’t help, and the lesson I learned is: Listen to the doctor.
My highlight this week was going to Southland and getting pie in the face. I hope to be rid of stitches by Friday and the medical footwear to boot.
I am looking forward to getting back to working out and being more mobile on my feet. The pain is still lingering around a 5 or 6 on a scale of 1 to 10, but all in all I am feeling good and am anxious to resume a normal active life.
Thank you to all of you for your support and encouragement, it makes setbacks like this surgery less frustrating. As always, I am grateful to Doctors Cottom and Richards, BMI Utah and all of the fine folks at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center for changing my life for the better.
Click here to follow my Losing for Life journey from the very beginning.
