https://cmkt-image-prd.global.ssl.fastly.net/0.1.0/ps/1905324/680/453/m1/fpnw/wm1/nfvtcweyzetcxd1e0wwgeorhdzqftromgx8r2tuwm2iuolihsq6kixn4r8uk1ie5-.jpg?1479310088&s=ff0ab1f2b31d9c99ad90d7f25466c3f2https://cmkt-image-prd.global.ssl.fastly.net/0.1.0/ps/1905324/680/453/m1/fpnw/wm1/nfvtcweyzetcxd1e0wwgeorhdzqftromgx8r2tuwm2iuolihsq6kixn4r8uk1ie5-.jpg?1479310088&s=ff0ab1f2b31d9c99ad90d7f25466c3f2Hey guys so long long time no post.
Actually only a few weeks not that long. I know I stopped right in the middle of Blogmas, and there's a few reasons behind that.
The holiday season was going great, but then my vacation rolled around. I was like "oh I'll pre-date a few of my posts" because I had been so busy with packing and getting adjusted to the floors. But holiday break was a huge disaster this year. My parents got into a huge fight a few days before I arrived in Pittsburgh, which meant that our annual trip to Oglebay was horrible and cold. Instead of enjoying as a family, my parents exchanged sneers whenever they could and it didn't really feel like we were "together" like you're supposed to feel during the holidays. On our Christmas Eve brunch at my favorite brunch spot in Oglebay, my family got into a HUGE fight and we pretty much left the lodge abruptly and came straight back to Pittsburgh. As soon as we got home, my mom took a few sleeping pills and went to bed for all of Christmas Eve Day. My dad was MIA and my brother was in his room on his computer for all of the day. What a wonderful Christmas Eve, right? Christmas Day was a little better, but still felt cold and not warm like the holidays are supposed to feel.
Flash forward to December 27th, my first day back to work. The first few days back I was on day shifts. But then December 29th I started night float. The morning of the 29th I was pre-call so I had the morning off, so I thought I would be productive and clean my apartment and get stuff done before my Step 3 studying spree began. Oh boy. I was taking out the trash at 8:30am wearing my backless slippers when the basement door chopped off a huge chunk of my heel, leaving a huge laceration that exposed my Achilles' tendon. Horrified, I stumbled down to the ED (thank god I live right next to the North Shore Hospital system) and had to get stitches. I was also told that I needed to buy a boot because I needed to keep my ankle immobilized. But the nearest medical supply store had orthopedic boots for $150, and after paying an ED co-pay of $200, I really wasn't feeling it. So I ACE-bandaged my ankle, slept a few hours, and then went into work at 6pm. I ordered an orthopedic boot online, but haven't even worn it because it makes my wound hurt even more due to the pressure it places at the back of the heel. The wound was excruciatingly painful for the first week, but now that it's been about 9 days or so, it's starting to feel a lot better. I can finally walk on it without limping. I'm nervous that my tendon might scar because I didn't listen to the doc's directions and immobilize my ankle, but I'm hoping that's not the case. The wound isn't healing pretty, but it's healing. Part of the skin was hanging off, so it was sutured on, but there's still a 1x1 area where the skin got chopped off and it's soft tissue with granulation tissue forming on top. It still hurts to put on shoes that dont' have an open back, but I'm hoping that gets better too. Luckily I have ED next so I can wear my spots shoes that I've smashed at the back to keep the area backless where my wound is. ANd I can wear scrubs that cover my wound nicely.
Even though the situation could've been a lot worse (such as having a tendon rupture or something), I'm still very traumatized. I haven't felt like talking to anyone and been more depressed than usual. I'm hoping to get back into my element soon, but it's hard when something so traumatic happens unexpectedly. I don't think I'll ever be able to rock summer shoes again without having an ugly scar at the back of my heel, even though I know I should feel grateful that at least the scars weren't on my face or that I'm not immobilized from a damaged tendon.
So 2017 didn't start off well for me, but here's hoping that the rest of the year bodes good health and prosperity. <3
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