Post-op check up

Today, I had my 1 week post-operation doctor appointment. Dr. Faux (pronounced "fox," awesome, I know) took off my old, bloody bandages. It was so neat to finally see my foot/toes. Hallelujah, the toes are still there! I also had some x-rays taken. They took out a piece of my bone and put in a screw to hold the bone together; you can see it in the x-rays. The human body continues to amaze me everyday. Learning and looking at the body has always been an interest of mine and even more since my surgery; my appreciation of it has increased. The body knows how to heal. For the first couple days, I could not put any weight on my foot without a zing of pain shooting through my leg. But now, I can stand and put my left foot down with about 5% of my weight on it. So awesome!

Chillin' in my hospital room (Do you see the hose hooked to my gown? It blew cold/hot air into my gown; that's why I'm all puffy.)

My lovely mother--I'm so grateful that my parents came up to assist me

I had to mark my foot and my doctor had to sign my foot so that they were working on the correct one

Pre-surgery--do you see the curve?

Post-surgery--do you see how it's straight? (I know the big toe is over a lot, that's because I have a toe spacer to wear there.)

Profile view of the screw

Right after the bandages came off--I quickly took this while Dr. Faux stepped out of the room to get some new bandages

Dear Abby pushing me in my wheelchair--such a sweetie