Case in point: I am able to put pressure on my foot and walk around our apartment. I can also sit-up instead of laying down with my foot raised above my heart.
Downside: I get exhausted a lot easier than before my surgery.
So much for wanting to back to normal after a challenging month recuperating from my ankle ligaments reconstruction surgery!
Three hours sitting down, foot down, and I feel slightly light-headed. Walking, actually wobbling, is a lot harder after sitting down and working.
Although I can now walk downstairs with the support of both the crutches and holding on to the railings, I can't do it daily. When I do it, like this past weekend, I'm exhausted.
My brain? Well, although it functions, I feel a lot slower than my usual.
Honestly, I was confused. How can a simple foot surgery (or so I was told), affect so much of me?
So I did what every other paranoid hypochondriac does to answer any and all medical questions: I searched on the Internet.
I came across so much misinformation that it was frankly scary.
So I stopped and called my doctor.
His solution? Slow down.
That's it.
"Take it easy as I work-up to my level of normal," I was told.
So that's what I plan on doing...starting with a nap yesterday, in the middle of the day.
Today I woke up later, decided to do a little work, then break for breakfast, rest, and back at work.
I'm not sure how long it will take to get to my level of normal, but I know this much...I plan on being kinder to myself as my body heals.
