Post Op

In the recovery room my surgeon told me that he was worried about the vascularity in my 3rd toe on my right foot. When I did look at my 3rd toe, it was blue and thats when I started freaking out. Somehow I pulled myself to sit up and I started slowly massaging the tip of my toe since my foot was bandaged. I hoped massaging it would help the blood circulation. I think it did because about 20 minutes later I could see it get more colour. However, the surgeon told me that it was a waiting game and the flap might have been sutured too tight. 

When I was taken up to my room to stay the night, I wasn't in any pain due to the fact that I was on strong painkillers. I couldn't sleep that night because I kept on checking on my toe. In the morning, a doctor came in and said that my toes looked like they had enough blood flow and that helped ease my mind. I got to leave the next day.

 I basically needed help with everything the first few days and you will need help with nearly everything the first week. I couldn't go to the bathroom because I couldn't put weight on my feet and so I had to get a pan and use that. I was also in really bad pain the first 3 days and so I needed that painkiller often. My toes felt tight and numb and tingly all at once. After the 4th day I really didn't need the painkiller anymore since I only felt mild numbness. I will say that I was very emotional the first 3 days as well, I think it was a combination of the pain, worrying and maybe the shock of it. Also, I would really recommend getting a cast shoe to put on your dominant leg for a bit of support when you start taking a few steps a day to the bathroom or wherever. However, you will spend the majority of your day in bed and laying down. 




This was a few hours after my surgery. You can see my 3rd toe is a little bit blue but my toes were SEPARATED!!










This is another picture of my right foot 2 or 3 days after the surgery 














Here you can kind of see a bit of my left foot and how the bandages are wrapped. The black thing on my right foot is a blood clot, which is normal. 

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