Lonestar Lagniappe

Hi Friends! As I mentioned in my last post, I recently had foot surgery on my left foot.   While I am happy to (hopefully) be having a good recovery and to (hopefully) be walking soon, I have been more or less totally non-weightbearing for 12 days now.   The first few days after surgery are a blur of pain meds, naps, saltine crackers and sprite, but now that I am finally out of the “fog” that has been ruling my life, I am ready to share the valuable lessons I have learned during my recovery thus far (other than the fact  that my feet look terrible with no pedicure!).  Prepare to be amazed at my “valuable” discoveries…   ~     Discovery #1:   Purchasing Books before surgery (and planning to read them while you are recovering) = not a good idea for Jordan!   I thought I would have loads of time to be reading between the meds I would be taking and bed resting that I would be doing, BUT the pain meds put in a certain funk for about a we...

...are making me LOOPY!  No really, they are making me CrAzY!! Let me explain... On Friday I had a left 5th metatarsal chevron osteotomy...basically I had a bunionette on my left pinky toe and it bothered me to the extent that I decided I wanted to get it surgically fixed.  So, my Doc fixed it by operating, and the operation entailed putting 2 small screws in my foot.  This is why I am taking pain meds (ick!). I have had surgery before, but I can't ever remember taking pain meds, so this is a whole new experience for me.  The RX is a pretty strong one, and I am having some funny reactions/experiences.  At first, I was taking one every 4 hours to stay ahead of the pain.  About 2 pills in, I began realizing that my body was on fire...ON FIRE...and I was itching SO bad! :( When I looked in the mirror, I did not recognize myself!  My face was so swollen and red and itchy!  It was terrible.  So, along with adding a Benadryl to my pill reg...