Smooth Bones

Today Dr Nelson, my podiatrist, gave me the ok to start walking without the boot some - still to wear it for exercise or extensive walking. He also told me, and this is the best news yet, that I can get my foot wet - which means I can hobble into the shower and actually take a real shower! No swimming or pedicures yet though 😉 Here's a before/after comparison:

He shaved off the bone growth at the end of my metatarsal (foot) bone and cut a wedge out of the top, allowing him to reangle the end of the bone where my phalange (toe) connects, giving it proper range of motion. In doing so, he shortened the length of my big toe. You can see it on the X-ray. Funny. You can also see there's still a good amount of swelling - it's not easy to fit my fat foot into a shoe yet. I'll be able to do the other foot in 3-4 weeks. I don't have any new news on cancer stuff. I have two breasts of equal size. The tissue expanders will be replaced with implants a month after my next foot surgery.