Depending upon how much I've been on my feet for school during a day, my left foot can swell to humorous proportions. But even when I keep it wrapped and stay off of it for the most part it still retains a curious appearance: it's a different color than my other foot. Sometimes it looks red, other times it seems more purple. I'm assuming it is still lingering, accumulated blood that pool in my extremity and the bruising that resulted. All this leftover bruising and swelling is still working its way back into my body to be done away with. That's what I'm telling myself to avoid being concerned that I have duo-tone feet. Today brings the 3 week mark since the accident. That means I'm halfway through my recovery in a worse-case scenario. Also, I'm only a week away from complete bone fusion in a best-case scenario. That has given me more liberty to try putting weight on my foot and attempting to get a full range of motion back in my knee and ankle. Before, I was worried that too much exertion of my leg could slow the bone healing, but now I'm assuming that has gone well and I'm starting a moderate, self-initiated rehab/phsycial therapy plan. So far it has gone well and things are actually starting to feel like I might be getting better.
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