T&P's- Foot Surgery and Recovery

RunningJ · May 2014

Hi All!

I went kinda MIA this past week...last Tuesday while running a friend saw me and called out my name. Being the huge klutz that I am (pregnant or not) I turned around mid stride and ended up tripping over my feet. Instinctively, I threw myself on my side to protect the belly, but my foot felt immediately like I rolled my ankle and my wrists and knees were pretty banged up. I got home and my foot was swelling like a balloon, so that afternoon I went to my scheduled growth scan, and then over to urgent care to get my foot looked at. Baby was fine (probably just embarrassed by me), but I had badly broken my fifth metatarsal. The next day I headed to the orthopedic and was shocked when he said "surgery" right away. I asked some questions and had him call my OB to get his input, etc...but after considering my options and calling my BIL who's a Dr, we knew it was the right choice, and they ended up scheduling surgery for the next day (Thursday).

Thursday was a somewhat traumatic day, every time someone gave me a medication I couldn't help but feel worried about baby. Surgery went great and I recovered surprisingly quickly. Since Friday I've just been taking tylenol when I've had pain, and elevating. But now I'm in a cast for a bit, then a boot. Not what I had planned for the beginning of my third tri. DH is being amazing at taking care of me and the house, but I feel overwhelmed and frustrated by this situation and its' timing. I feel very lucky that everything went well, that I work from home so I can continue to work, and that I have DH's family in the area to help out. Likely everything should heal before my EDD, but please send a few T&P's my way to ensure that I do. I had wanted to post this before surgery but figured I'd wait until I could say everything went well

TIA for all your support. You guys are pretty rad. Here are some GIFs for getting through my story.

(neither of these GIFs represent my present state, but I love them)

pmpkn219 · May 2014

Oof, what an ordeal!!

glad things seem to be on the mend, and at least it happened now, not right after baby! Hope your recovery is speedy

rstarrlemaitre · May 2014

I am so sorry to hear this! You've been such a running inspiration to me through this journey so far... Sending thoughts for a speedy recovery

chase16 · May 2014

Yikes! Sorry to hear that! Speedy recovery

Raclla · May 2014

Hoping you have a speedy recovery!!!

Does anyone remember the thread about the girl who was afraid she couldn't birth her child the way she wanted because of a hurt foot?

MallardDucky · May 2014

Ouch. I know your pain though, and it sucks. I had my sugery on June 9 2012 and was crutches all summer (I wasn't pregnant though).

Helpful tips.

Putting padding on the arm part helped so much. My MIL got a neat pattern and padded it well.

Having a snack/boredom table set up next to me. Magazines, candy, water, healthier snacks, word search puzzles.

Netflix was a savior as well as hulu.

Showers/baths were fun, leg hanging over the edge, a shower chair helped when I finally found one.

Here's to a fast recovery.

RunningJ · May 2014

Raclla said:

Hoping you have a speedy recovery!!!

Does anyone remember the thread about the girl who was afraid she couldn't birth her child the way she wanted because of a hurt foot?

YES! I thought about that when I posted.

IvyMagic828 · May 2014

Sorry to hear you had to deal with a broken foot and surgery! Wishing you an uneventful and speedy recovery so you're back to good shape when baby arrives.