19 Days P.O. - Hopping Along

Here are some post-clean up pics to see how things look after all the stitches have come out.  Clean up op didn't take too long but plenty of dried blood to be getting on with!

As you can see the scar between toes two and three has oozed considerably at some point.  Since this happened to the last one its not bothering me overly, its not still oozing and its not infected, its just a bit messy.

My two side wounds have healed up very nicely according to the nurse.  The one that runs along the inside of my foot is my favourite on the other side!

This is a rather unflattering angle and makes everything look much puffier than it actually is but it shows the re-attachment site for the tibialis posterior (the incision mid foot), as well as its re routing site (the one closest to the bottom border of the photo).  If you squint you can just see the new fancy tiny incision they made to do the heel shift on the outside of the foot, its such a tiny scar I didn't think it warranted a picture of its own despite the new fangled techniques in place to do it!

As you can see from pic number 1 toes 2 and 3 are still rather unhappy after their pin removal.  They have been quietly blistering and oozing for a number of days now and there seems to be very little that can be done.  They get a good clean and dressing change twice a day, as much air as is feasible considering I'm trying to work during the day, and the odd coating of Sudocrem or Savlon.  Unfortunately, the stripping of the lining of my cast means there's nothing to absorb anything that does leak out of these toes so I end up sweltering in my own ooze.  I realize that's quite disgusting but you came here for the facts and these are the facts!  I've taken to selotaping an old bit of material in the bottom of the cast that I can take out occasionally and either wash and put back or throw away, make it all more comfortable.

On the walking front I've managed a one crutch hobble a couple of times but because of the lack of ankle bend in the cast I do feel a little unbalanced so these one crutch trips are strictly out of necessity (laundry, bin emptying, etc.).  Most of the time I do feel I should be weight bearing so I just hobble slowly on the bad foot and keep the second crutch around for balance purposes.  Having said that it is just MUCH quicker to go one legged most of the time!  

I've also been doing some foot rotation in the evening and I think tonight is the night for weight bearing bare-foot.  This is done with strict care and doesn't really involve walking.  It mainly involves standing on both feet with both crutches down and the gently easing the weight onto the new side as well as putting the good foot forward and doing some calf stretching exercises on the bad leg.

Will keep you up to date with pics once all the scabs have come off!