Days 28-30/Post-op Visit #4 and Photos!

Hi!

I am soooo excited right now because I just had an AMAZING post-op visit!

The reason: It's been four weeks and one day since my surgery and the bone on my big toe side has HEALED!! Waaaahooo! This means I can start putting weight on the ball of my foot near that toe when I walk which is fantastic because it means I will be walking normally andddd movement in that area is very good to help break-up the scar tissue. (I finally learned today that the stiffness isn't due to the screw preventing me from my usual range, or from the bone refusing, but is instead due to scar tissue build-up)! So, the type(s) of creams you use isn't important; it's the stimulation of the area which breaks-up scar tissue andddd stimulates new cell growth to help with the incision scar.

I have some photos too! These are from Monday, Tuesday, and today (Wednesday):

This is from yesterday, after a bath (no soaking) and some Vitamin E oil.

This is my new "splint" from my three week post-op onward. I wear it about 23 hours/day. It makes me feel protected and like I'm maintaining my alignment.



This is a photo from Tuesday (yesterday) after picking at peeling skin. I might have gone a bit too far with this because some of my skin (where my old bunion was) feels a bit raw. I officially know what Sara was talking about now! And, now my skin is two different colors on my foot. I really can't wait to scrub all the dead skin away!!! No scrubbing, and no pedicures for several more weeks, though :( Though I can (and should) cut my toenails... not to mention - remove the little hairs growing on my first two toes!

My pinkie toe hasn't changed. It's not peeling at all, and you can still see the ink-mark from surgery day... This bone has yet to heal. To the right is my new x-ray! Big toe bone healed. Pinkie toe bone still needs work.

These final photos are from today. I used Neosporin on my incision yesterday after I picked the skin around the big-toe incision. I cannot believe what a difference one day of Neosporin made!!

So I guess that's all for now! I'm getting a handicap pass soon, thankfully. I have a winter class next Tuesday and walking around a huge campus is a bit much to ask. :)