The Scooter Life

Well…it’s been four weeks today since my foot surgery and I’m happy to report that it hasn’t been that bad, comparatively speaking. I had a few painful days that required pain killers but they didn’t last long. Ice packs were my friends and I still use them in the evenings after I take off my ‘boot’. Lots of Aleve to keep down inflammation and the Scooter…love the Scooter, it was and still is a very important part of my mobility. Without the Scooter, I would have been practically bedridden the first two weeks. It has not been without its perils. Beginning the second week, I face-planted on the floor after getting a little too cocky with my friend the Scooter and turned the steering a little too sharp and tried to move forward at the same time…ha! That bad boy slipped backwards, I went forwards…wow! Just sorta laid there for a minute or two, you know, you become very still so you can access how badly you are damaged! Foot? Check. Arms? Check. Ribs? Check. Knee? Owiee…carpet burn…Pride? Bruised…Outside of that one occurrence, the Scooter has been my best buddy. I got the walking boot at my two week visit (and permission to drive again), it is designed to absorb shock and impact and to divert them away from the base of the foot, which is still non-weight bearing when not in the boot. It is big, heavy and cumbersome…which is where the Scooter saves the day, again. I wear the boot and take the Scooter whenever I go out so that when my leg and foot grow weary, I can default to the Scooter and take it easy for a bit. You would be amazed how quickly folks move to the side when they see me whizzing towards them at the Mall! My next visit is the 23rd, not sure what all will happen then, try and remove the rest of the surgical stuff, clean and trim things up and remove the pin from my toe…yes, pin. Looks like big ‘ol sewing pin with a big green ball on the end, thing goes straight down from the tip of my toe down into the joint to help stabilize the joint while the screw and bands do their thing…silly thing freaks me out, I can move it side to side or in a circle…yeah…pretty weird.