Yesterday I was laughing, but I'm definitely not laughing today after a full day of work with this sucker. It does help my foot tremendously, but I'm so unbalanced with it on that my right hip has pain in it that I didn't know was imaginable...along with my back. I have no choice but to walk quite a bit at work (and up an down the stairs 19 times a day!).
I literally went to the bathroom today and almost broke down completely. I just had to tell myself "you can do this, you are strong!"
I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow (she has no idea about my situation as of right now) and I'm thinking about asking for a doctor's note to stop work for the next 3 1/2 weeks. I just don't think I can physically do this. WDYT about this? WWYD? What do doctor's say when you ask for it?
I feel like a damn failure that I can't make it all the way. Oh well.
Re: vent about the boot!
This! I'm having a hard enough time walking around the building at work just because of the normal discomforts of pregnancy... I can't even imagine doing it with a cast! Is there an elevator you might have access to? If not, I would see about being pulled out of work.
There is an elevator, but I always have three kids with me when I'm going up and down the stairs.. and that would definitely not work!