Eight Days without a Cast

It's been eight days so far since I've had my cast removed. Not a day goes by when I am not thankful for being able to take a shower without the plastic bag that leaked anyway, and having to summon Chris for my every need. (It's funny how his hearing waned as we approached the six week mark of my injury.) I had my last checkup yesterday, and am cleared for activity, as long as it doesn't hurt. Orthotics have been ordered and I'm on my way back to running...well, sort of.

I walked a mile today with Chris and Elvis, albeit very slowly. I only experienced one shooting pain on our way back at the corner of Nine Mile and Woodward. (No that this detail matters, but I thought I'd set the scene.) Considering what my foot had been through, I think that's pretty good. Miraculously, I was able to shake it and make it home, relatively unscathed. I know my body is working hard at building bone and new synapses, and my new found patience (wishful thinking here---bear with me) will serve me well.

June Snippets

I've got lots of good stuff and thought I'd separate it into little snippets rather that the long paragraph form with which this blog has become so accustomed. Bear with me as I jump along a bit, as they're in order of excitement/immediacy:

I've never been so excited that it's June 22 in my life! TOMORROW I get my cast off. After six weeks of agony, hobbling around and near helplessness, I think it's about time. I'll be going straight from the podiatrist to the pedicurist to work some magic on my neglected toes.

Last night while limping around at Meijer in the wine section, Chris and I came across a bottle of Murphy-Goode Cab which we quickly napped. It's a 2004 (read: GREAT year for Napa Cab) and I believe that it could quite possibly be an omen. Guess I'll find out in a few days whether I'm selected.

Tonight Chris and I are going a wine tasting at the Franklin Grill with my parents. We have no idea what we'll be tasting, but are hoping we can come home with some new summer wines! Aren't we all sick of drinking the same varietals over the BBQ? UGH!

Our tenants are tentatively paying their rent today. WOO HOO!

Danny and Holly are rolling in on Wed. for a quick Rutherford fix/Cubs vs. Tigers game. My other side of the family will be represented too with Uncle Pete (one of the three Chris and I have between us), Aunt Mary and cousin (and fellow Chicago Marathoner) Jo. Hopefully we can also get in some time with our two coolest nieces ever, Catherine (20 months) and Grace (three weeks).

Elvis got a bath today and THANK GOD! After his stint at the Strut Your Mutt at the Franklin 5K, he's been more than a little ripe. Chris said he got a little hot and began strutting his muttly self through the driveway drain offs along the road. It may have cooled him off but boy did it make him a mess! Summer molting season has officially started.

Three More Weeks

Well, I did not get the news from the doctor that I was hoping. Bring on the pity party! I now have an exciting new cast that I'll be hauling around for another three weeks. It's black. I let Chris pick the color this time! The soft tissue damage I had between my third and fourth metatarsals is on its way to healing (my third toe is no longer angled outwards) and my tibial sesamoid revealed the tinyist of cracks (was that a crack or a shadow, really?) and is still a bit tender.

I know these six weeks will seem so insignificant compared to the rest of my life, but it's still hard. I'm experiencing one of those time-standing-still phenomenons that we only wish could happen when we're having fun. Thanks everyone for your well wishes and for making me laugh. And you're right, I am getting along pretty well in this thing!

My Hot New Spring Accessory

My hot (as in hot pink) new spring accessory, is the plaster cast to immobolize my sesamoid (two small, pea shaped bones under the the ball of the foot) for the next three to eight weeks. Chris has been my awesome care taker, delivering me from point A to point B, brewing multiple pots of coffee each day to satisfy my caffeine intake (he had no idea!), designing our weekly menu, running my errands, caring for our pets, entertainig me and keeping the house in order. I welcome any visitors with permanent markers and plates of goodies in their hands!