Day 2- Post Op

Today hasn't been as good of a day as yesterday.

Although I was able to sleep much better last night, I woke up in pain. I won't go as far as saying it was unbearable, but it was pretty bad. I can only assume that the numbing shots the doctor injected on the day of surgery is beginning to wear off because I am starting to feel discomfort and pain around the area of my 4th metatarsal where the external fixator is now located.

I took my medical shoe off in hopes of feeling some relief. It worked, just a little. Below is a photo of my still wrapped up foot minus the shoe.

I've been getting a lot of really freaked out reactions by my family and friends, but only because they truly were not aware of such a condition and how thorough the process in fixing it would be. I am not going to lie, sometimes when I look down at it, I get scared. I am petrified to how it will look when I visit Dr. D for my first post op appointment, and I am even more scared when it comes time to turn. However, I was already aware of all of this, and I just try to maintain a positive mind set because I know in the end it will all be worth it.