Day 19

(^Air Them Out!^)

12:05 a.m.

Mood: Lost, Tired, Frustrated

I'm up late again. I have been doing homework since 6:00 p.m. yesterday. O.k., minus one hour for eating, bathroom breaks, and whatever, but my life has been all about homeowrk for the past few days. I am so ready for spring break. I need a good long time away from school (if that's what you call it these days) and some quality R & R.

Today, my pain was highest at a 2. This was when I was lifting. I was doing hamstring curls (50lbs., 3 sets of 20, and towards the end of each set, I flexed my toes a bit to help lift my legs...That was kind of dumb. It didn't hurt for too long though. I managed to lift weights and do an ab workout for almost 90 minutes today. I actually exercised. That's one success that I had today.

I'm ready for the cruise. This week won't go fast enough, especially with this staying up until 12 or later doing homework crap. At least after tomorrow I will be all caught up from my surgery.

Well, I am going to go study for my history test tomorrow. I'll hopefully be in bed by 12:40, only to wake up in less than 6 hours. Sigh....Life was better when I could run.

9:58 p.m.

I am finally all caught up with my homework. Ahh, I can finally relax a little bit. I am going to pack my stuff for school tomorrow, clean my filthy shoes, and then go to bed. I am so glad and relieved.

I can't believe I am already almost 3 weeks out of surgery. This has been fantastic so far. Looking back, it seems that just yesterday I was laying down in the den, drugged up, staying home from school, and sleeping through the day. I wouldn't walk at all, and only left the den to use the bathroom. Now, I can walk (slowly - wooden shoes) and I hate being so limited. I haven't taken any prescription painkillers in 6 days, and am only on Tylenol if things get bad.

I'm ready for the cruise, and the drive down. I'm not so sure about the drive home though. I just got to make it through the next two days, and then the fun will begin.

Goodnight.

Day 17

9:35 p.m.

Getting ready for bed. I am really tired, and really fat. I need to exercise. I am going to find a lot of upper body exercises that I can start to do. I know that I can always do Ab workouts, but I need to do some sort of all-around lifting.

Today was a long day. I have 2.5 out of 9 sections of History to go yet. That's better than the 7.5 out of 9 that I had left last night.

Pain was a 1 today. I had a few flare ups, and this constant dull ache between my first and second metatarsal on my left foot, but other than that, my feet are just sore all over. I can't wait to run again.

Well, off to find some weight lifting exercises, then I'm gonna go to bed.

Day 16

11:37 p.m.

Today has been a long day. I have two chapters of history to do this weekend (9 sections) before I am all caught up with my homework. All I have to do yet is take notes on each section. I could do all this tonight (3 hours) or some tonight and some tomorrow (1 hour + 2 hours = 3 hours). I don't know what I will do. The good news is that I am not tired, so I could do 3 hours straight of notetaking if I wanted to (sounds fun, don't it?).

My feet are feeling pretty good right now. There is just some mild pain from the cotton ho,lding my toes apart. Other than that, I haven't been better.

Well, homework can't do itself (although I wish it could), so I'm off to finish my history.
Goodnight!

Day 14

12:57 a.m.

I think I'm gonna give up on homework. It's so depressing, it makes me want to cry. I can't sleep well, my feet hurt all the time, and I still have a crapload of homework to do and only 2 days to do it, because the freaking marking period ends tomorrow! Screw it! I'm going to go get a mountain dew or something and get everything done tonight. I won't sleep AT ALL. Maybe something good will come out of staying up until God knows when.

I'm off to start the impossible!

Day 13

12:38 a.m.

Yep. What am I still doing awake at this hour of the night? I am working on finishing homework from school that I recieved after I came back. I am still going to do an English assignment, and then maybe some history notes or chemistry. Oh, so much to do, and the marking period ends friday!

On the note of my feet, I got my stitches taken out today. I don't know if you can tell from the pictures or not. My feet have just been generally sore from too much walking/crutching around. I haven't taken a prescription pain killer in two days though. To me, that's a milestone on the way to a full recovery!

Well, I'm off to finish the homework. Good night (in an hour or so)

Day 11

9:42 p.m.

Holy Cow! I can't believe I used to be able go through an entire day of school. That was a rough one on me. I spent the afternoon camped out in the den. I am still making up tests, and now I have to reschedule two of them. It's just wonderful.

Today, I was victim to a new kind of pain. I felt shooting pains that rain between my first and second metatarsals on both feet feet. They would intensify for 10 seconds, and they fade away, leaving a dull ache. I still haven't went an entire day yet without popping a painkiller. :-(

Well, I go back Wednesday to get my stitches taken out. I'm so excited! I finally (God-willing and Doctor allowing) will get to wash my feet. I'm so happy about that! No more odor!

Well, I am off to bed (I think). I thank all of you that have sent cards and get well wishes to me. I enjoy reading them.

Good night.

Day 9

12:25 a.m.

Just getting off to bed. Yesterday was a good day. I only took 1 pain pill because I have been up on m,y feet a lot. Gotta finish up what little homework I have yet sometime today. Oh boy! What fun!

10:38 p.m.

Long Day. I'm sorry that these posts are getting to be kind of short. I just don't have much to say. I can already see the next 5 weeks of my life. I'm going to have to restrain myself from overdoing, like no more 5 hour shopping trips with the girlfriend (at least I took a nap in the guest services).

The pain today is just a general achiness on the bottom of my feet caused by the shopping trip. I guess it was worth it, because I got a few much wanted shirts.

I didn't work out at all last week. :-0 Holy Crap, I just said that. I have to at least start with some sort of weightlifting regimen.

I'm still catching up on homework. I have 2 tests to make up, and a few small assignments yet. This is mostly from chemistry, which I have all but just forgotten how to do. At least now I have the time to bury my face in a textbook. :-)

Well, I'm off to finish a little bit of Spanish, then to bed. Thank God for 3 hour naps!