Walking with the cast on has become very “natural” and I have
slowly increased my distance all through September, but the most frustrating
part of it is that I cannot drive. The
cast is on my right foot and is quite wide, so it will not fit well between the
brake pedal and the console. I can do
it, but I can’t move my foot quickly from the gas to the brake. Too much of a safety hazard, so I just won’t
risk it.
I have resigned myself, that I won’t be driving for awhile,
but the frustrating part is that I can’t get an answer from anyone as to how
long I must wear the cast. It’s now been
on since the last week of July. I’m
allowed to take it off at night to sleep, but to walk to the bathroom, I must
put it back on. On those nights when I
get up several times, I just leave it on.
Finally, I was able to start walking to the bathroom without
the cast and then I slowly worked on it until I could walk from the recliner to
the dining room without it. This turns
out to be an important step (pardon the pun) in what I have planned very
soon. More on that later.
Every couple of days walking, I would increase my distance
by a block or two. This was important
for Toby who is doing his own recovery program as well. One of the things holding me back though is all
the other issues I have been battling. I
need to go to physio to get work done on these issues, but, Renee is only here
to drive me on weekends and physio has closed them. The faster I can get there, the faster my
recovery will be, I hope.
The more I worked, the more muscle mass that was starting to
return. I left hospital at 240 pounds
and very weak. I put on 10 pounds, all
muscle mass and I am much stronger, and my stamina is better. I am being very diligent in my diet, to the
point I don’t have to test my blood sugar any further. In the hospital they went from poking my
finger 4 times a day, to not testing it at all because my readings were so
good. I do test it about once per month
just for curiosity. I have not had a
reading higher than 6.5 and anything under 9 is considered excellent.
I have a very set regimen when it comes to meals and what I
eat. I have breakfast every morning at
8:30 and have the same thing, 2 poached eggs, 2 pieces of raisin toast with
Becel, a bowl of plain oatmeal flavoured with vanilla and cinnamon. I drink a half liter of water and a cup of
tea with Sweet & Low and a splash of milk.
Lunch is at 11:30 every morning. Again, it is regimented. I have a bowl of soup alternating daily
between vegetable and chicken noodle. 6
Stoned Wheat Thin crackers, a can of pink salmon or tuna, alternating
days. Capped with a homemade salad,
topped with calorie wise dressing (various).
The salad consists of romaine lettuce, spinach, croutons, half an
avocado, half a tomato, stalk of celery, English cucumber and a carrot. I also drink another half liter of water.
My afternoon snack consists of a red delicious apple and a
cup of tea. The snacks were the hardest
thing for me to incorporate. I have the
afternoon snack at around 2:00 PM and evening snack at 8:00 PM which is usually
an assortment of berries. Sometimes some
popcorn.
Dinner varies but it involves chicken or other meat and
vegetables such as green beans or peas.
Sometimes I have another salad and lately I have been having those
little potatoes. So that’s pretty much
it. I have had one cheat in 4 months and
that was when we met up with our old friends from the dog park. I had a beef dip and the cheat was the fries.
The month of September has dragged out and other than the
walks I have been pretty much house bound until the weekends when Renee is here
to drive. Handy Dart was mentioned for
getting to appointments, but it does me no good because Toby can’t be left home
alone. He has gone everywhere with me
since Day 1 and he’s not about to stop now.
So that limits me right off the bat.
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