Metal

I can feel metal in my leg.

I can clearly touch the outline of at least one screw on the outside of my ankle, and I can feel what I imagine to be a metal plate in that area as well. I am certain about the screw, the plate I'm about 75% sure of. It sure doesn't feel like bone right there, that's for sure.

My left foot is pretty swollen so it's hard to tell how much metal I'll be able to feel in the long run, but I've been told not to be surprised if the screws are actually visible against the skin on my ankle.

When my foot was in the cast and I left it dependent, or down, for too long I could feel the swelling happening as the normally loosey-goosey cast got very tight, to the point of being so constricting I felt like my toes might lose circulation. Now that I'm in the boot I don't feel that tightness at all, which means I can go out and be about more than I ever could before, but when I get home and let the beast ankle free it looks like it got stung by a zillion bees. I've been sleeping without the boot, which has been really nice. I wake up with the ankle feeling a little tiny itty bitty bit more flexible than when I went to bed.

Tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. is my first PT appointment. I was told that it's good I'll have the weekend to recover. I may be posting photos of myself crying, but I'll try to be strong.