Day 11

So I have worked three full days now. I had to have wifey drop me off and pick me up because I'm still unsure as to how well I can drive. Monday wasn't bad but I had a bigger case/pt. in the afternoon and my foot felt like a balloon after sitting down for a while. I think the whole day just kind of caught up to me with that one patient. I had to excuse myself three or four times to take a minute break and prop my leg up. Mobility was no problem at all with the scooter but I am doing less (only sitting with patients), so it leaves more for Shari to do. Tuesday I thought would be better but it was the same with the foot getting tired and feeling swollen towards the end of the day. Sleeping is much easier now that I don't have to always keep it elevated. Showering with a trash bag on my foot is the norm as well. A patient did bring up an outstanding point yesterday. She was saying that she had a cast on her wrist and it was middle of the summer and when the doc took it off is stunk to high heaven! I never even thought about that until she mentioned it. I'm not looking forward to finding out that's for sure. Work was good today and I think I'm going to try and work the upper body a little tonight. I'm starting to become more and more worried about how I'll be mentally after all this is over and how I will get back into playing competitive sports. I'm afraid that if I try a little hard and I feel a little pull or pain and I'll freak out and just quit. I have sprained my ankles enough times to know that even if I rehab everything physically, mentally I'm not sure how long the rehab will take. I want to be able to run, jump, play soccer/basketball/racquetball/squash at a high level and hope that I can get back to it quickly and safely. One more day of work and then three off again.