Day 41 - Is today the day??

I have my six week appointment with the consultant TODAY!!! I am keeping everything I can crossed that the x-rays will be ok and I will be allowed to walk (what's that I hear you say?)....yes...WALK out of the hospital! With my feet in actual shoes and everything.

I'm a bit nervous they might find a problem and I'll have to stay in my heel shoes for a bit longer - but just have to stay positive and look forward. I also really hope I don't have a meltdown and almost pass out again like last time!

I'm off on holiday in a few weeks time, and decided I need to get hold of a good pair of sandals to wear as trainers might be a bit limiting in the heat. I have searched far and wide for the right pair as they need to fit the following criteria:

Supportive
Have a backstrap
Not a thin strap over toes because of swelling
Not a flat/thin sole

This is harder than you might think - anyway earlier this week I found the PERFECT pair. They were brilliant - the were flip flop style so wouldn't restrict my toes, but had a chunky backstrap and another strap to support the top of the foot, and a padded sole. Not only that, they were white which everyone who knows me knows I love white shoes!

Here are the lovelies in question:

So they arrived yesterday and I thought I would try them out - they looked fab and I was so happy to get a pair that would fit my ever so slightly puffy feet in - HA! how wrong I was!! My feet aren't just a little puffy as I thought - my feet are HUGE! I couldn't get my foot past the brown strap, I managed to cram them in which then hurt my scar so panicked and thought they might have to be cut off me. I will keep these shoes as they are just beautiful but I think I was kidding myself when I thought I was immune to bad swelling and that normal shoes would be no problem!

I then gathered up some of my old pairs of shoes which had stretched out a bit. Some of these fit, but all were snug.

This afternoon I am off to the hospital to get my feet x-rayed and see the consultant, so I have my trainers ready to go. These are the beauties I am taking:

These are the most comfortable shoe I have tried on by far and has a lovely soft toe box so doesn't restrict my toes.

Keeping everything crossed I will be walking in these today!

Whilst reflecting on the last six weeks I have made a list of all the things I miss that I'm looking forward to when life returns to normal!

Exercise
Doing things with speed
Being busy
Wearing nice clothes and shoes
Walking
Dancing
Driving
Freedom
Not worrying so much about what I eat
Standing up straight, normal walking
Strength
Going to restaurants/pubs