Showing posts with label broken foot update. Show all posts
Showing posts with label broken foot update. Show all posts

Monday, November 24, 2008

The V Fam update

I think it'd be nice to let everyone know how the V fam is doing here in Utah! We've been here for two months already! WOW! And we're STILL trying to adjust!

We are still here at mom's house. House hunting is going a little slower than expected. We first need to bring in a more lucrative income for our lender for proof that, yes, we are making money. It's taking longer than we had in mind. Boricua will be having to take on another PT job and had an interview today. His hardware and software testing scores were the highest the company has ever seen! GO HIM! WE have to wait a few more weeks on that, however, he also was hired on for Educate Online, to do PT tech support work from home at night. He's just waiting for his schedule! He's still at Geek Squad and he's really tired of retail but never complains. I have just picked up 3 more hour and a half classes a week! I will be teaching Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. That's about all I can handle rightnow. Things are that much harder, with not having our own place, starting all over and dealing with kids. Prince has taken this change the hardest. He feels insecure and has diverted back into diapers, pretty much. Well, we DON'T put diapers on him but he feels really uncomfortable to go to the bathroom since we've been here. He's really clingy with me and throws some wicked temper tantrums. Last week he had an issue with sleeping in his room and has been missing his older brother. It's kind of caused me to feel guilty too. I fee like I've made a big mistake but then I remind myself that, that thought is totally irrational. Families move all of the time and things settle into place eventually. I just have no patience for it and that is indeed, something I need to work on.
I have met a great new friend who's been a total lifesaver. Talk about a small world, she grew up in MAryland and was in the Frederick Stake(Mormon Church)! We LOVE to workout and her daughter's name is the same name I've planned to name my daughter... if I ever have one(first person I met woh named her daughter this particular name and I've had my heart on this name since I was 17!). We have a total blast together. WE've been doing a yoga/tai chi/pilates fusion class on Fridays and it is such a GREAT way to end your week, or start your weekend!
Other than that, nothing miraculous or big breaks our way. Just small and continual blessings.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

UPDATE ON THE FOOT!

Well, as we ALL know(I mean, I've been whining about it for two weeks now!) I broke my foot! The 5th Metatarsal, to be exact. That bone is in the forefooot and the 5th meta is the very last bone below the pinky toe(the bone runs down your foot). I snapped the sucker almost in half, from the bottom up diagnolly. Then I chipped the bone right above it. There's good things and bad things about NOT breaking the bone completely
Here's the bad thing: I CANNOT put any weight on it, whatsoever. Where the break is located, it's right where our foot bends as we walk. If I attempt to walk, I"ll snap that sucker wide open and make the break even worse..thus causing more healing time and PAIN! its the healing time that completely bites! I can handle the pain. Plus, it's nearly impossible to walk on. I tried with my boot on and I couldn't.
The Good thing about it not breaking in half: NO SURGERY!!! And a little less healing time!!So, I will be on crutches for 3-4 more weeks!(hopefully LESS!). I CANNOT bare any weight on it, whatsoever. I asked him if I can even try walk with the weight on my heal and he gave me the NOPE. :( I asked him if I can drive and once again, the NOPE. I will be going in again in two weeks to get my forefoot taped. I'll probably get more xrays, like I did today. I didn't see too much progress with the break. The doctor said the break will open a little more, then start calcifying. I am although calcifying around the bone, as it naturally does. The bone creates like it's own little cast. It's just amazing how our body heals itself, right!! WOW!Through all of this, I have realized how IMPORTANT FEET ARE! I mean, I always knew theey WERE, being a dancer, but man!!!! This is through a whole different perspective!So, I will be in my stylish ski boot until the end of May, about. I WAS hoping to get it off by my birthday but that doesn't look like it's happening! I'll be just getting off crutches hopefully! The break needs to bond together before baring any weight on it.This has been such a trying few weeks and I have so much longer to go!!!You should see my house!! It's a DISASTER!!!!!!!!!! I need maid! ha!