New shoe

It was time for my foot check up well orthopaedic appointment hoping my new shoes were here well other wise it would be a pointless appointment. I was shouted in by My doctor I was allowed to wear my right show and right only :( however it's a start. The shoes weren't as bad as I was expecting them to be they were black with like a puma stripe on the side made out of soft leather but were more like trainers then shoes. And they are the comfiest shoe I have ever worn I was allowed to wear it for 20mins a day and when walking but only around the house other wise it's the wheelchair still. If I'm seated them it has to come off this is to stop it swelling although some swelling is normal. At my next foot check up if my foot is the same temperature as it was before the shoe and if not swollen I will be able to drive an automatic car (how exciting bearing in mind I've never driven an automatic so that will be interesting). My left foot is still in an air cast 23hrs a day boo! However my last scan said it is healing and new bone is growing I have another scan in 6 weeks time I'm really hoping it will be healed by then and be able to wear my other shoe and begin weight bearing on that one too. It's so nice to have flexibility it my right foot specially as it's been in cast for the last 5 months and I can sit half comfy and it's so much lighter and also wonderful not to have to pump it up who would have thought that wearing a shoe would feel so strange had some other great news in the post today I've had my disabled blue badge confirmed so know more being stranded in the car park waiting to get run over. I'm starting to see a little light at the end of the ever long tunnel my journey continues....

Appointments

APPOINTMENTS- I had an appointment at the foot clinic today that's not the problem I would say a  11:10am appointment was a reasonable time getting to the waiting room was fine till I saw the amount of people there. There were no seats mainly because most of us are in wheelchairs but this meant my mum and dad standing yes I have a chaffeaur I did ask my mum to ask the lady in the wheelchair next to us if her seat was taken ha! But it was rammed. Got chatting to a few people who had appointments at 10 who were already an hour behind it was getting on for half past twelve now and bearing in mind I had to be at the splint clinic for 12 so got moved on to there first. In all I was waiting for 2 hours to see the doctor she is very thorough and this is why I think they are always running behind I wonder if this is the same in all hospitals? However while I was waiting the gentleman next to me noticed my buzz light year boots who turned to me and said I used to have 2 of those that's when I noticed he only had one remaining leg yikes!!

Human traffic

Since being in a temporary wheelchair I know exactly how a baby feels. After going into town on Saturday with a couple of friends made realise how scary it is to be wheeled into on coming human traffic. I don't like being pushed as it is (unless struggling) so being wheeled into to people is really frightening not knowing if there gonna move out the way or not but if they don't? (I will ram your ankles). But do have a hell of a lot admiration for disabled people specially when people are constantly stopping dead in front of you, every thing being on the top shelf and having to move things out of the way just so I can get through gaps. My wheelchair is a godsend it's my only access to the outside world and I really love being outside one of the reasons I love my job. This Friday ill find out if I can keep my beloved job and my dream.........