Today I drove....

It's been a day short of a week since my surgery and I was finally able to demonstrate some sort of self sufficiency. I actually got up and drove my car!! Yes, I drove in my beautiful surgical shoes, and yes, it was a bit awkward. I was hesitant to drive myself, but I had to give it a try and today seemed to be as good of a day as any. (If I sat on this couch for one day longer without getting out of the house on my own I probably would have spewed green.)

The driving itself was not too bad (although I only drove a short distance). I found it slightly difficult driving with these flat and awkwardly shaped shoes on, but the trick is to not use your toes at all. Don't even think about flexing your foot or putting pressure on your toes. Forgetta' bout it. I was able to lift my entire foot and use the middle of my foot as pressure, which wasn't too difficult. I didn't notice any changes in my reaction time or my ability to drive appropriately.

I had to walk a short distance today and that proved to be more difficult than driving. When I stand or move around for too long my toes begin to hurt from the strain. And because these shoes are so flat there is no support under my toes and I can feel my toes trying to flex or form to the shoes. Luckily I still have bandages and padding under my toes to prevent this from happening.

I am feeling some pain in my toes. It's not dyer pain that requires vicodin, it's more of a nuisance type of pain. It almost feels like I can feel my bones rubbing at the joint. I know...gross. But that is indeed what it feels like. It makes me sceeve. I'm hoping that as my muscles and tendons in my toes get stronger this feeling will go away. I've also noticed some short shooting pains in my toes, which they say is a sign of nerve growth. Let's hope all of these pains are "growing pains" and not my toes shifting or turning. I've been very paranoid about my toes healing improperly, but I can't see them yet because I don't get my bandages off until Monday.