I am now on 2 crutches - I find they help more, although this means I have no hands free to carry something if needed. On those occasions I manage with one crutch.
Ive had somewhat of a dilemma. I find it much easier to wear Croc clogs at the moment, as the only relief I get if standing is if I put my foot on the side, or should I say, feet....
I cant do this if I'm wearing my runners (sneakers/trainers) with my orthotics, and the pain is so much worse when I cant. I wonder at this stage if my feet are just so far gone that no amount of ankle braces or orthotics are going to do any good. The damage is done, as the MRI's have testified.
So, do I stick with the comfort and least painful footwear or do I brace, orthotic and bind my foot and deal with extra pain?
For now, I know which, in all reality Im going to choose - no brainer really - at least until I have had the cortisone injections and am back on my feet.
So, Ive been talking about my feet, so here is a picture of the actual poor little blighters - I do give them love and compassion as there is no point abusing them for letting me down. I know they do their utmost best for me, and Im sorry for the abuse they are getting now.
The right foot is the worst, as you can see, and that is the one which is waiting on surgery, but the left one isnt so far behind at this stage.
Ive been very frustrated trying to let go of control. I really enjoy cooking and the other day I decided I was going to cook dinner. This was not easy, and I was struggling. I then hit on an idea, which did help -
Kneeling on a chair!!! It did help but not sure its a solution!! lol.
My friend collected me to take me down town for a coffee yesterday. I was so excited, and needed to go to a few shops, but they were in a nice small route. Health food shop for some magnesium - to help with the muscles and the restless legs (caused by the strong meds), then Boots for earplugs and hairdye - a girls got to keep up some sort of standards, and finally back to the car. If you knew the town I lived in you would know that this was a very small route. But I took a wrong step and slammed my bad foot down.... oh the pain, it shot up my leg, and then throbbed. By yesterday evening I was in tears. I even lost my appetite, and if you knew me, you would know that thats not me!!! So I took some Nurofen Plus, a valium, and 2 paracetamol and got back into bed.
Thankfully I slept well, and today, Im going to take it very easy....
I've been struggling with it for years. In my early 40s, I decided to undergo surgery on both feet. Although, I'm not completely psin free by any means, I think it helped a lot. I would recommend seeing an orthopedic foot and ankle specislist, not a podiatrist for surgery.
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