Here's my question: even if you don't have a numb foot, but you still have the old 'cement leg' for a few weeks or so post-op, how hard is it to walk on that heavy leg & LIFT it when you take steps on a walker ? I would think it's a struggle, yes, but doable apparently. I can get UP fine, btw, to standing position, so that's not an issue.
I THINK, but am not sure, there may be a little feeling coming back in sole. Afraid to be premature here. Once this happens, my recovery can proceed like everyone else's in terms of walking, sort of. And then I can be silly again.
Taking 2 Vicocodeines every 4 hrs on clock. They're good about that. Tonight my BP was too low for it, but I'm not in pain unless I stretch/turn or lift the op leg. Then watch out -- no strength. Leg lifter helps to haul it off bed, but I need help getting it on. I can pretty much get out of bed myself. AND, the "corkage/prune issue" has not reared its ugly head yet -- I am so grateful. Incision is very quiet now. Nurse said it's about 8" -- possible?
Drain is out for several days, but still oozing.
Well, here's to more nerves waking up. Oh, this strange thing: I'm so focused on trying to move my left foot while on walker, I have TOTALLY forgotten about hip or opposite problem side. Other than the painful leg, i dont feel any hip! Also, I think I may be more evened out. God, I want my foot back!!!
My lift chair at home came! My writing is disconnected...
Why ami a little itchy? Scalp, a few places on back? Meds?
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I don't know how long my incision is but it is brutally bruised! I am the proud recipient of 25 staples. I heard the whole operation! I had a spinal and I was told I'd be out really, but I was awake. I heard almost every single thing and it was wonderful! Who'd a thunk? It was like it was all happened to someone else that I really didn't care about. And it didn't hurt a bit. Coming out of the spinal was like what you describe as heavy foot. I really hated that, especially when they said can you move your toes, can you put your knees together. The feeling of not being able to was most unpleasant. But I guess I must have been moving, even tiny tiny bits, because they were not concerned. My blood pressure tanked after the surgery, went really low but they pushed a litre of saline and it came up nicely. That was it for complications. I am home now and behaving like the Queen of Sheba, issuing orders and requests from my bed. My poor sweet hubby!~ You were lucky that you did not have trouble with the 'corkage' issue. I thought I prepared myself well by making and eating m special cookies but really what I did was empty myself. Oh well, I was bound not to get it all 100 percent right!
