Wet feet

Something big happened on Thursday. Something exciting. Something that even trumped getting the external fixator taken off. And that's really saying something because getting the fixator removed was huge. I didn't think anything could trump that. But I stand corrected.

On Thursday I was able to shower without a garbage bag taped over my leg. Say what?!?! Both my feet got wet! And it felt soooooooooo good XD I can't even describe how amazing it was. The water was so warm and comforting. And I was able to use my loofah. Do you know how bad skin looks when it hasn't been washed in that long? Sure, I was rinsing my leg with a wash clothes and soapy water, but it's not the same. The skin gets flaky and it looks like your shedding dandruff everywhere all the time. Just thinking about it makes me cringe. And don't even get me started on the amount of mushy dead skin that came off of my foot when I got it wet for the first time. Most disgusting thing ever. But now it's clean!

I feel like Gollum dancing around with the one ring when he finally wrestled it from Frodo. My leg is like my precious.

For those new to the blog, here's the gist of things. I had something called an external fixator holding my leg together for six months in order to regrow six and a half centimeters of missing bone. It wasn't allowed to get wet (infection risk and what not). It came off on May 20th, but I had to wait until the pin sites completely healed before I was allowed to get wet. I've been anxiously waiting for them to heal. On Tuesday things were still looking a bit iffy - there were a couple of small scabs left on my shin. But by Thursday I was set to go! So happy XD

Who needs shampoo and body wash when you have duct tape and garbage bags? This was my set up for the last six months. But no more!

Aside from being able to get my leg wet (the water feels like heaven trickling over my skin), I'm really excited to no longer need the duct tape. It was like a mini wax job after every shower...

I still have to sit down when I shower. By balance is horrible and I'm still pretty unsteady on my feet. And I would be absolutely lost without the removable shower head. But this is already a tremendous improvement. I don't want to forget how good it feels to rediscover these little things. Little things that everyone takes for granted but actually make up what makes life great.