Let's Play a Game of Mystery Diagnosis...

So, my foot needless to say is not doing any better. As you can see in the picture it looks worse than a couple of days ago and I'm starting to see a blister forming. After taking this marvelous photograph and waiting for the wonderful assistants of Dr. H to get back from their lunch break, I made a phone call. I let the nurse know that I had a sore forming on the back of my heel. She followed normal protocol and let me know that Dr. H would call me back shortly. When Dr. H did call me back he asked what was wrong. Then he told me that he wasn't worried as long as it wasn't open. Well that was a relief, I'm so glad my doctor doesn't feel worried about a sore that is getting worse with each passing day, at least not until the thing becomes an open and festered wound! I feel safe! (For those of you who do not know me well, this is what my sarcasm sounds like) He then told me that I am not supposed to be putting weight on my foot yet, like it was caused from me walking on it! I told him I was not putting ANY weight on my foot and that it was not on the bottom of my heel but around my Achilles Tendon where the nurse wrapped a bandage really tight and where I rest my foot when it is elevated. As if he hasn't already put the blame of the sore on me enough, he asked why I was messing with the bandage. I told him I hadn't messed with the bandage but that I could see red forming around the part of my heel that was exposed. Eventually I just told him that he could look at it tomorrow during my next scheduled appointment and that I just wanted to know if resting my foot to the side would cause any damage to the surgery site for my Tailor's Bunion. He said it wouldn't cause damage and he would look at the heel tomorrow. Gosh! This guy is ridiculous! So now I lay on my side and get SOME relief from this sore on my heel. Other than that exciting conversation, not much has changed. A wonderful friend picked me up today and took me to lunch. I really needed some time out of the house. Chick-fil-a has magical sweet tea that can make anything better. We then took a nice stroll through our local Walmart and that was enough excitement for me. As far as how my foot feels today (other than my heel) I do not feel any bone pain, I have taken no pain medication, my foot feels very tight, the incisions feel like someone is either poking them with many tiny pins or someone is ripping duck tape off of my skin repeatedly, and I also get this goose-bump feeling under the bandages that is followed quickly by a cool almost wet feeling. Other than that nothing new.  I have been feeling under the weather today. I feel very nauseous. It can't be from medication because I haven't taken anything since 8:00am. Who knows?

I can't wait to have new news for you tomorrow and pictures of what the incisions look like once the stitches are taken out.