Last of the staples

Hooray, all the staples are out. I am not sure how many I had, a few have come out every day with the last ones on Friday. Friday night my foot was very painful – I went to bed at 10 and kept my foot propped up on a few pillows. I slept fitfully. When I came home from hospital I didn't sleep well at all - I was terrified of getting out of bed and forgetting about my leg and doing more damage - or worse having pins and needles in my other leg and breaking that one too. I tried many different things - including having the crutches so close to the bed that they were the first thing I saw when I awoke - however this just meant that they kept falling onto my head. Constantly being banged on the head by falling crutches was hardly condusive to getting a good night sleep. Slowly however proper sleep came back - very much so, and i'd been getting a clear 8 or 9 hours a night which must be doing me good.

The pain is from the surgery wounds not from the bone. Hopping on the crutches causes a jolt which was very painful. I developed a strange bouncy hop which cushioned some of the jolt – but I was glad this morning when the pain reduced. However is still quite painful. Hope it is not bleeding. I don't think the heat is helping as it makes everything a little sticky and unpleasent.

I have stopped crying at the healthcentre - which is good. I think that I kept welling up as I found the wounds quite shocking. Although I had seen them and of course knew that they were there, I'd not really 'looked' at them if you know what I mean, and therefore being confronted with them seemed to bring it all home.

I’ve been looking at other forms of cast – for instance the Aircast walker. I like the idea of the variable support – and the fact that the cast can be removed enabling exercise (and washing - how nice!), however at over £140, I would need to be assured that this would be money well spent. see here It seems to be a high tech plastic cast, which I guess would be ideal at the moment when the dressing is being changed daily. However probably best to stick with what I have been given.