If you have a plantar wart, take a tip from me and don't ignore it indefinitely. Yes childbirth, a new baby, a second pregnancy, the chaos of two small children and a job change can get in the way of preventative health care, and a little discomfort on the bottom of your foot is awfully easy to ignore (except when you're required to stand or walk for a long time), but let me share the alternative.
Laser surgery. It's a dramatic solution for those now 5 little warties, but it's all but guaranteed to work.
Here's how it went down...
10:00 p.m. yesterday - Enjoyed a last meal of cheese, crackers and wine while watching There Will Be Blood
6-8:30 a.m. - Prepared at least 4 different breakfasts and smelled Josh's coffee, stomach grumbling.
9:15 a.m. - Checked in at the Sameday Surgery center, where I traded my yoga pants and tee for a hospital gown, slippers and something that appeared to be a shower cap made out of a paper napkin. Got hooked up to an IV and signed a sheaf of consent forms without really reading them.
10 a.m. - I walk into the OR, which is just as bright, ice-cold and scary as the place where I had my C-section. As they're strapping me down to the operating table, I briefly consider chickening out. A minute later they put something in my IV to "help me relax" into something called "twilight sleep." I say "But I'm not sleepy" and then next thing I know I'm being awakened in the recovery room.
11 a.m - Twilight sleep my ass; that felt just like general anesthesia. The only difference is I was a lot more with it when woken up. The nurse gives me a snack, and I suck down my cranberry juice and feast on the most delicious four Ritz crackers ever. Then Josh walks in with the girls and Z begins her daylong quest to examine my bandaged foot, which is promptly Velcroed into a gimp shoe.
I've been doing my best to follow doctor's orders and stay off my feet today, but that's hard to do when your husband leaves for a concert at 5:30. It took Z about an hour to realize that it really hurt for me to hobble around meeting her various requests, and she actually starting pitching in and helping me. A--not so much.
6 comments:
I have had that surgery and it sucks. Good luck with the recovery.
try to get some rest! i couldn't wear a shoe at all for a couple days...then it was a flip flop...then graduated to flats. i was literally limping for 2 wks after having 7 removed. you will be glad you did it! xo
Here's to a speedy recovery. I must note your appropriate choice of title for a film to be screened pre-surgery. However, There will be Blood is an awful film: a real waste of time, imho.
Mom
Just in case anyone's looking to this blog for movie advice, DON'T listen to my mother. There Will Be Blood is widely considered a masterpiece for good reason.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/there_will_be_blood/
We have the same issue of when it comes to movie reviews from our parents. It was an interesting title choice prior to your surgery. Sounds like you are hobbling about a bit better now.
I had to have foot surgery when my youngest was six months old and still nursing. He had a pretty miserable day and was basically weaned in 24 hours. I had an OK day, thanks to many drugs, but just laughed at the nurses who told me they expected me to stay completely off my feet (including no driving) for six weeks. I told them: "I have four children under 6; I'll be lucky if I get six hours." I didn't.
Hope your recovery goes well.
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