48 hours after the Incident

The doctors (when you're at the ER 13 hours you see more than one doctor) told me at approximately 48 hours after the fall the full brunt of the pain would hit; they were right. Last night both feet had that achy, nagging pain, and I did take more Tylenol 3 than I had up to that point. Good thing, Paul was home and doted on me which was a welcome change from having Mike, the cat, try to help.

Today we were able to get to the shop that sells the boots. Here's my next new look

Fully equipped for healing now.

It is amazing the amount of stability this moon boot gives. The crutches were OK, but when you don't really have one good foot, using them is a challenge. Now with the boot, I can walk around pretty well, in comparison to what I have been doing up to this point. So with the prescription of Tylenol 3 renewing my supply, the boot, and a 2-hour nap this afternoon, I'm doing pretty well.

It's not yet knitting nirvana, but I did pick up my needles today. I'm using this earth tone coloured yarn to make a simple cowl. I fell in love with the look and feel of this yarn; it seems to be a good place to start to see if nirvana is out there. Considering I plan to go back to work on Monday, nirvana will be short-lived.

A Classic Elite Yarn called Seedling

I'll be revising my daydreams to something more realistic. As one of my sister-in-laws wrote, be careful what you wish for you might just get it.

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