Have had surgery. Now for the long haul.

Surgery was last Friday. No problems.

Surgery day

The day of surgery was a piece of cake. We followed instructions exactly and even had pillows in car to elevate my foot. Doctor had told me I didn’t need to “stay ahead of the pain”. Can tell he never had the surgery himself! By the afternoon I was experiencing severe pain. We called the doctor’s after-hours line and he called me right back. He wanted to now where I was experiencing the pain, was it the incision site? It wasn’t. It was 

It was on the outside of my foot. He knew what it was and told us to take off the ace bandage which we did. The pain immediately got better. My foot was swelling and so the bandages were too tight which caused the pain. Funny thing though, my foot wasn’t swollen when took off the ace wrap. Loosening them helped, so we think we’re home free. Right?

Wrong.

I took half a Tylenol-3 a little later to be on the safe side. At four in the morning, I woke up in agony and knew I should’ve taken a whole pill. I took one right away but it took about an hour before the pain subsided. Because I was awake, I wanted to use the bathroom but the thought of putting on the boot was unbearable. The swelling, remember? Even though we had significantly loosened the bandage, it got bad again. Thanks goodness, I had purchased a portable urinal for such an occasion and was able to use it successfully. Eventually, I fell asleep.

The next day was much better and now I leave off the ace bandage so it doesn’t happen again.

I don’t know how brave or strong I was; you’d have to ask my husband.. But I did pray for others who might be in as much pain as I was and not able to get relief. I couldn’t imagine it. And then I thought of Christ on the cross

You see I probably understand better than most, but still only to the smallest degree, what nails in Jesus’s feet felt like. I could almost feel the nails being driven in.. . It humbled me and brought me to tears as I thought about Christ suffering physical pain like that for someone like me. I could never willingly take on that kind of pain for someone else. I cried when I thought about the cost Christ paid for all of us.

The surgery long haul

The pain was much better today. It’s going to be a long haul, though. Two months of absolutely no weight-bearing on that foot. Lord, give me strength. I have lots planned. Of course, I don’t know what God has planned.

I always say the emotional pain is worse than physical pain, until, of course, I have physical pain. At other times, I say physical pain is worse, until, of course, I struggle with emotional pain. Let’s face it, pain is no fun, no matter what kind it is.

I hope none of you are in any kind of pain tonight. And for those who remembered to pray for me, I say thank-you.

God bless and have a great day.