a new dress for Monday

saw dr. c today and had all my bandages changed. car rides are rough to say the least. i am a nervous passenger anyhow(control issues), but when you add the need to elevate and a shortage of pain meds to that, it's not pretty. for someone who has fairly high pain tolerance, this has put me just over the edge. it's not a sharp and cutting pain, but rather a nagging, swollen, down to the bone pain. i thought the dosage of pain medication i was given was ludicrous, until i reached the bottom of the bottle. i have had to stay one step ahead, even with one foot. once the hurt comes, it takes it a long time to find the door.

i am never the one to stare at a crash, for fear of what i may see. i pass out when i have to get blood drawn, like... drop cold to the floor, needs smelling salts pass out. i have a hard time seeing any injuries or gashes, whether on my kids or myself. i have never broken a bone or had a major surgery before, so this is all very new and uncomfortable to me. i definitely did not want to look at my foot. my plan was to get through this whole procedure and once healed, then i could take a look at the process. today though, unlike anything i had imagined, i really wanted to see my foot.

and truth be told, my toes look like sausages and my foot is pink and swollen- but it looks better than my right one! i have never seen a better looking x-ray. i chose my doctor from a very good recommendation, and i could not be more pleased. he is a surgical ninja. although i have a ways ahead of me before we do number 2, i know for sure that i want a matching pair.

xo