Good morning. How is everyone doing today? It's pretty quiet here... we can sure tell winter is not far off, though the temperatures aren't changing much. Leaves are turning colors and falling off the trees and most dreaded for me is that the days are getting shorter. I can't believe how much later it's getting daylight and how much earlier it's getting dark. I'm all for sunshine and having long days so the short days of winter are pretty difficult.
Other than that, things are going as well as can be expected. My foot is still in the healing process and there is still a lot of swelling and pain. The odd thing is that the pain isn't where the break is, or even close to it. It's in a whole different area of my foot - same for the swelling. The break is at the base of #3 and 4 toes, but the bulk of the pain and swelling are very close to the ankle. I did try to talk to the ortho doctor about this the last time I saw him and the only response I got was "that's normal", but I don't think it is and there is still slight swelling/pain in the toe area, which I'd say is pretty normal for being almost 12 weeks out from the break. I'm thinking that I might write the doctor a note and drop it off prior to my appointment in hopes that he'll pay particular attention to that area when I see him next month.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting the foot healed so I can get back to walking for exercise again. I've been playing with my thyroid medication(s), trying to come up with the combo I feel best with. Although I'm not looking to have the thyroid medication "cause" a lot of weight loss, I am looking to get levels high enough to bring metabolism back to something I can live with - aka, the ability to lose weight when I put forth the effort. They aren't going to do anything about the suspicious nodule on my thyroid (it's not large enough), so I just have to deal with that.
Anyway, as I mentioned last week, my winter neighbor is back and although I'm not allowed to "walk for exercise" yet, we have been taking a short walk down my street most days. We go super slow because of the doctor's order to not walk for exercise, plus I still can't walk well (weak, unsteady, and at times painful). I use a cane to help stabilize myself. It also tends to slow me down so I don't overdo it.
I've been trying to get some outside work done - things that I've had to let go since I broke my foot at the end of August. I'm still using my golf cart to get around the yard, haul things, etc. That makes it so much easier - I might just continue that, even after my foot heals...lol Anyway, I've gotten some plants repotted, some others started from cuttings, and some things cleaned up, but have a lot left to do. I need to get out and do some things in my shop, as my granddaughter's birthday is next weekend, plus the holidays will be here before we know it.
I haven't weighed this morning, but when I stepped on the scale earlier in the week, I was down 3 pounds from last week but the next day, I was only down 1 pound from last week. That would be due to fluid fluctuation. I'll take the one pound loss - at least it's going the right direction and will report back later if anything is different. I did snack on some chips last night, so I'm sure I have more fluid than earlier in the week.
So - that's my story (enough of it anyway...lol). How was your week? I hope you reached whatever goal(s) you set for yourself and look forward to hearing about it.
~~Wishing everyone a wonderful, successful week~~
**Stay safe and wash your hands**