Post-Op Day #1 - Thawing Out

I'm happy to report I slept very well last night, what a nice surprise that was! I thought I'd be tossing and turning trying to stay comfortable but I slept grrrrrrrrreat!

This morning I could feel more pain, the nerve block had thawed out by the time I woke up.
It was hard to move around at first without it being really sore but once I took the pain meds I was good.

Adam was very helpful today, I swear I got him to carry the pillows, blanket and ice pack so many times between the bedroom and the living room. ha ha! Thank goodness I have him in my life :-)

I lounged around for most of the day........boring but necessary! HA HA!
I took the big black boot off today to give my foot a rest(I swear that boot weighs 5lbs +!). It felt odd having the pressure of the boot release, I felt queasy for a minute but then it went away and I was fine.

My foot didn't look too swollen, I could wiggle my toes, I could feel my fingers touching them and I didn't see any blood stains etc...

Dr Chi wrapped the ankle in a light bandage which made it easy to get some ice on for a little while.

I had a few times today where I felt a bit light headed but I think that was because I was moving up and down too much/fast off the couch etc... you really have to train yourself to do things soooooooooo slowly and it feels very ODD! ha ha!

Dr Chi's office called to see how I was doing-- no fever, excess swelling etc... , they were very happy with my first day post-op. :-)
I guess I forgot my Albuterol inhaler(for my allergy induced asthma which I don't get very often) at the surgery center and so I told the lady we would pick it up by closing time(5:30pm).

We left here at 5:05pm and picked it up before heading to the coffee shop just down the road from the office. We sat outside while Adam had his coffee, the fresh air felt sooooooooo good!

I started to feel some more pain(it was pretty close to the 3hr mark for the meds), so we head home. Thank goodness the meds kicked in quick and I laid back down on the couch.

We might watch a movie tonight............LOL scary movie about vampires(not Twilight, I've seen it 2x's already)! HA HA!

I'm going to try to have a bath/shower(bought a handheld shower head to make life easier), I think I'll have to sit sideways(wish I had one of those bath chairs haha) but I don't care I just want to freshen up!

I can't stand looking at this yellow crap off the top of my leg(surgical scrub im guessing) and can't wait to get that disinfectant smell(I smell like a hospital haha) off.
And don't worry, Adam will be there to help me......SAFETY FIRST!

I'm very happy with how I feel, I thought I'd be stuck in bed for 2 or 3 days miserable as heck.

Fingers crossed I sleep good tonight and have another great day tomorrow.

I might see if Adam can drive down to the ranch for a few minutes, I'm having barn/horse with drawls and of course want to see all my wonderful friends down there. :-)

I took some pictures of my foot in the black boot, just need to upload.

Anyways that's it for today, thanks for checking up on me! :-)