Day 7

Hey guys!

I had my first follow-up exam this morning with Dr. Greenberg. He said that my foot looks to be in good shape - in fact he said things looked great. The stitches will be removed next week, and I only have to ice my foot three times a day now.

Mom said that my foot looked better than she expected. There is still a bit of bruising, but it only looks a bit green and yellow now.

It was nice to have the bandage off, even if it was only for a little while.

Dr. Greenberg put some antibiotic powder on my stitches, then wrapped up my foot again. This time they used paper tape (instead of regular tape) at the top, because my skin seemed to react to the regular tape a bit.

I also got some advice on how to walk with my cane. Before I had it on the same side as my cast, but Dr. Greenberg said to have it on the opposite side, so that most of the weight is going on the opposite of my cast, rather than on the same side.

Right now I feel like about a 9... although I do have some pain. It comes and goes.

We dropped by my school to pick up my school shoes, but I didn't get to see any of my classmates, because today is the outdoor "Olympiads" and they were all outside. I won't be going to school for the rest of the week, except for my graduation. That's on Friday, and I will be there for sure!

That's it for now!

Xav

Day 6

Hey guys -

It's been a few days since my last blog. I thought I'd share some pictures with you today!

Me and my Airboot cast outside

Here is a picture of me on Day 2, relaxing outside in my Airboot cast.

The cast is pretty heavy but it supports my foot really well and does its job. I like to take it off sometimes to give my foot a break. And I have to take it off when I ice my foot.

Nice zoom of my cast. 

The doctor said it's really important for me not to move my foot right now, otherwise I could make the stent shift, which would be very bad. (If it shifts, they might have to start the procedure all over again.)

Speaking of which, if you want to read about the procedure, it's called HyProCure, and the website is here: hyprocure.com

The stent looks a lot like a screw. They gave us a picture of the x-ray that they took right after my surgery. You can see it in the picture here. It's life-sized, I think!

HyProCure stent in my right foot. 

Over the past few days, I've started to feel a lot less pain. I hardly take any pain meds any more. This morning, when I was walking from the La-Z-Boy to the bathoom and back, I didn't feel any pain at all! On a scale of 1-10, I felt like a 10!!

Right now (around 4:30 pm on Sunday), I've just finished icing my foot, and I feel about a 6. Over the past few days I've gotten as low as 2, but that was a few days ago. Recently, I'm more of a 4-5. Mom and Dad think this is a good sign.

Well, gotta go! Oh - one last thing - I have my first follow-up visit with Dr. Greenberg tomorrow morning. I will let you all know how things are going!

Bye for now!

Xav

Day 2

Last night was horrible. My foot got inflamed – or at least it felt that way. Mom and I kept having to put the ice pack on. We slept from 11 pm to 2 am, and then from about 2:30 to 6 am. Mom actually thought the night would be worse. She was just happy to get some sleep!

So this morning when Mom asked me how I felt, on a scale of 1 (crappy) to 10 (doesn’t hurt when I walk), I said “2”. But at lunch I felt like “5”, and right now (at 5:45 pm), I feel like “7”. So that’s progress, right?

We’re still putting on ice every half hour. I have to say, it feels good, but sometimes it just chills me!

The doctor told me that once the stent was in, I would feel like I sprained my foot… and I do. Except I feel like I sprained my entire leg.

I have spent most of the day in the La-Z-Boy in the basement, in front of the Xbox, with Mom bringing me food and beverages and (legal) drugs. Yahoo! THIS IS THE LIFE! 

But Max wants a turn now, so Mom has taken me outside for a few minutes of fresh air. Shayde and I are playing a game of "kung sock su" - where I whap him in the face with Mom's socks and he tries to bite them.

I will post some pictures later, so check in again! 

XOXO,

Xav

Day 1 / Jour 1

Tuesday, June 11.... 

The day of the first operation. Freezing hurt - a lot!! But the operation went well. Gotta keep my leg up all day for two days straight. Can't wash myself. Going to be a total drag, but it's going to be worth it in the end.

mardi le 11 juin…

Le jour de la première opération. Quand on m'a gelé le pied,  ça m’a fait mal. Mince, que les aiguilles font mal!! Mais l’opération s’est bien passée. Je dois garder mon pied élevé pendant deux jours. Je ne peux pas me laver. Ça va être tellement long, mais à la fin, ça vaudra beaucoup.