I can finally wear regular shoes again
@shaggin (71664)
United States
October 17, 2019 8:59pm CST
Today my niece and I built a fort in the living room. We used an old bed sheet and four of the dining room chairs. We read some books under it and other things. My neck started giving me sharp stabs of pain from having my head cricked sideways under the sheet.
She fell asleep right before lunch so I sat next to her and caught up on notifications here and worked on a swago ncrave board on Swagbucks. Her mother picked her up about 2:30 and she was still asleep.
After she left I got ready to leave the house. I made the 40 minute drive to the hospital for my recheck with the doctor who did my toe surgery. He said the xrays I had done last week were good and that my toe is slightly swollen and looks really good and how it should be after 4 weeks of healing.
I still have to wrap it with koban tape and gauze for two more weeks but I can wear my regular shoes and boots now. I wore my shoes and it was not comfortable at all and not entirely pain free but I prefer it to having to wear the big clunky walking boot they gave me after the surgery.
I wrapped my sons presents before bed as you can see in the photo. He will be 12 tomorrow.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
18 Oct 19
@Hannihar I just told her once my neck started hurting that she and the dog can still play in the fort but I had to stop.
The doctor pulled dry skin off my toe. It hurt he should have just left it. It'll come off oh it's on eventually in the shower while I wash it.
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. I tried wearing my slippers but it’s to snug with the bandage and gauze on so I will wait two weeks until those come off.
@shaggin (71664)
• United States
18 Oct 19
@DianneN I am quite hyper so walking around is a bit slow for me. Hobbling around limping with the boot was even worse. I look forward to being able to run to where I want to in a few weeks.
The dog and my niece loved the fort. My niece had me take photos of her in it make silly faces she said were spooky.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
18 Oct 19
Glad to hear that things are healing good and you are able to wear your regular shoes again. Wow lucky boy, lots of presents..Happy 12th birthday to him. I hope he has an awesome day.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
18 Oct 19
@Happy2BeMe I always set a budget how much I spend per kid. I got lucky and found one toy $20 cheaper on Walmart then Amazon. Then two toys on sale at Amazon for $2 each. He didn't sleep good so hopefully he won't be to terribly tired today.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
18 Oct 19
@shaggin Glad you got some deals so he got extra presents. :) Awwww poor guy..I hope today is a good day for him.
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@Behindtheguitarbar (2831)
• Guangdong, China
18 Oct 19
wow, you son must be so happy to receive his presents.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
18 Oct 19
@Behindtheguitarbar he wanted to go to bed early he’s so excited but then said he is so excited he probably won’t be able to sleep.
@Behindtheguitarbar (2831)
• Guangdong, China
18 Oct 19
@shaggin HAHA, because it is a big surprise for him! You did it.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
18 Oct 19
@Behindtheguitarbar he told me this morning he didn't sleep. Hopefully he won't be to tired at school today.
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@snowy22315 (169881)
• United States
18 Oct 19
So glad everything is healed well, and Happy Birthday to your son!
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
18 Oct 19
@snowy22315 thank you! I tried wearing my slipper on it this morning but it's a little snug around the toe so I'll wait two weeks until the bandage and gauze comes off to wear it.
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
18 Oct 19
Happy Birthday in advance to your son Shanny.
That is great news about your shoes too.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
18 Oct 19
@TiarasOceanView thank you. Oh I see you have another new avatar. Whose in that photo?
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
18 Oct 19
@shaggin Oh I am on the right. It is a long time ago photo of me when I was happy.
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@Letranknight2015 (51499)
• Philippines
18 Oct 19
I'm glad you have at least recovered and those are a lot of gifts.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
18 Oct 19
@Letranknight2015 I always set a budget how much I spend per child. I used all my Amazon e-giftcards I earned online towards all of his presents except one I spent $20 and three candy bars.
@RasmaSandra (73361)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Oct 19
Happy Birthday to your son. I always wear my comfy Crocs perhaps a pair of crocs would be good for you. I wear them in the house and when I go out,
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
18 Oct 19
@RasmaSandra my mom suggested that too. It's too chilly here to wear them outside now though unfortunately.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Oct 19
I think I missed something. What was the cause of the surgery for the toe?
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
18 Oct 19
@Alexandoy I had a hammer toe the doctor was correcting. The to curled under so I'd be walking on the nail part. It would build up a painful corn that I had to have the doctor dig out every 6 months or so. This surgery straightened my toe.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Oct 19
@shaggin oh that was painful. You may be glad for the corrective surgery.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Oct 19
Your are an awesome aunt! A fort!!!!
Happy Birthday to your son.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
18 Oct 19
@andriaperry I used to make them all the time as a kid then with my kids and I thought to do it with my niece today. She and the dog loved it.
