When I arrived at my 2 week post op appointment, my surgeon assured me I did not have an infection and that my incision looked "normal" with the amount of weight bearing I had been doing.
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At this appointment my surgeon also decided not to remove my stitches after all. My husband and I were leaving for a trip to Los Cabos a few days later and because feet often swell on long plane rides, my surgeon was not comfortable removing my stitches. He didn't want my incision to break open and then have me find someone in Mexico to stitch it up again!!! (No one was going to touch "his" foot.)
He asked me to remove the stitches after waiting 24 hours for my foot to recover from plane swelling. He sent me to Cabo with a suture removal kit and showed me how to remove my own stitches when the time came.
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On the plane, I brought along an ice substitute and iced my foot each leg of the trip. We had to switch planes in Arizona and the airlines had a wheelchair waiting to transfer me to my new gate. I honestly thought I was past all of the handicap stuff, so I was a little embarrassed as my wheel chair pusher wisked me through the Phoenix airport at lightening speed, with my husband trying to keep up!
lisfranc hardware removal surgical boot |
Lisfranc surgical boot Esperanza Resort Cabo San Lucas, Mexico |
We arrived at our favorite resort in Cabo San Lucas, the Esperanza Resort. My "cute" surgical boot and I made it at last!!
Get well soon. This is really very much harsh and painful surgery and need much time to get recover to health.
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Please continue this great work and I look forward to more of your awesome blog posts.
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Why were you weight-bearing 2 weeks after surgery? I didn't even walk in the boot until 6 weeks post-op.
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