Day 2

7:26 a.m.

I woke up once last night to take my pain medicine around 4:30 a.m. The pain in my left and right feet is on the area around and on my big toe joints, all along the side and top of that area. I'd say the pain is about a 3 out of 10 (but I just took another pill when I woke up). This is going to be a great weekend, I can already tell. ;-)

Well, breakfast is almost ready. I'll post later.


12:55 p.m.

I just woke up from a two hour nap. Feelin ok, but the feet are more sore. I think that the anesthesia is probably gone, so all the pain I have now is unmasked. My girlfriend just showed up, so that ends this quick update.

4:48 p.m.

Jessica just left, and everyone except for my dad is at Church, so now there is some peace. My pain was at a 6 or 7 earlier, but now it's at a tame 3. I'm not tired, just kind of bored. I had bilateral distal chevron osteotomies and bilateral dorsal chielectomies done (if you're wanting some interesting reading).

9:41 p.m.

I just got back from another trip to the bathroom. Everytime I go, getting there is a huge pain, and coming back sucks. Right now, my pain is about a 5 or 6, and I'm miserable. I think I tweaked my right foot the wrong way earlier, and now I'm scared to put it down when I use crutches. I am bored. I think I may play some Nascar 09 on the PS2 if I am feeling ambitious. And God, bless and watch my parents as they continue to take care of me. I couldn't do this without them.

11:15 p.m.

I just took my first bath. Man, that was a workout! My mom and I decided that the tub in their bathroom was to tall, so I made the effort to scoot all the way up the stairs. I wish I could have enjoyed the bath more, but I felt like I was going to slide into the tub. At least I feel clean now. I think that I'm going to start doing some heavy weight lifting with my arms. I would feel better about not falling over if I had strength in these guns.

I still have another hour to go before I get my next dose of painkillers, and then I would like to say I'm going to fall asleep, but at this point, I',m pretty awake. I hope tonight isn't a long night.