Days in the sunroom

April 16

April 17

On the left is my foot when I first got home from the hospital. Nice neat tensor bandage around the end. (The very end is open and my toes are available for touching.)

After a day or so, the capping bandage had been mussed up a little, and I had given up on long pants. 
In the second picture you can see how high the cast goes--nearly to my knee.

You can also see that I am well-equipped with a walker, my computer and my favourite chair, as well as pillows to keep my foot elevated. I also have my cell phone and the landline right at hand. And the Sirius radio with a remote control.

Doing very little makes me incredibly tired. When I do get up to hop to the bathroom or to watch TV, my left leg and my arms say, "Whoa! What's happening?" And my right leg is very, very heavy!

About the only thing I'm doing really well is sleeping. Both an afternoon nap and a good solid night. Nope, not enough pain to keep me awake at all, and that's with just Tylenol 3 and Naproxyn. Haven't had to resort to the opiates. Yes, it hurts, but it's an ache with a kind of twinge, so it's quite bearable.

Neil is taking on the burden of household chores as well as moving his office to home, as scheduled earlier. He skipped two days of trial-watching in Montreal to be home with me, and may miss some more next week.  I'd like our daughters to come by and help...maybe on the weekend. He keeps me fed, and fetches a few things, but is not very conversational.