Cheilectomy - Day 19

Been to the beach last night and this afternoon, aided by a short car ride (someone else driving) and a short walk along the boardwalk to the sea. Decided against swimming just yet as the incision wound still isn't quite fixed. It looks a bit red and nasty in places and is still oozing a little, so I don't want to risk infection or soaking it too long.

Talking of which, when I shower, afterwards the foot looks nasty. It gets red and purple and puffy. It does settle down quite quickly and I've read in other blogs that some people experience this. I'll reduce the time and temperature of showers as much as possible. And afterwards, I elevate the leg and ice. Still, gonna keep an eye on that.

I've also noticed the skin is pretty scaly on this foot - possibly due to wearing compression sock for a period of time during the hottest temperatures on record (28 degrees at night) and an old tan coming off, as well as not walking, bathing and moisterising in my normal way.

The incision wound is clearly not settled down yet, with some dimpling and some abrasion as well as being very tender. I'm wondering if there are a couple of stitches there. I understood I'd be having dissolvable sutures, so need to keep an eye on this too.

Apart from that, I am walking around more. Not loads, just from the car to the beach and back. The foot felt a little more achy this morning probably because of the beach walk last night, but not enough to stop me repeating the walk this morning.

The only pair of shoes I'm comfortable in at the moment are the £10 investment pair of 'cheap' plimsols I got especially for the recovery. Seems like I made a good choice.

Doing my 'push-pull-em' exercises for 5 minutes, twice a day as directed and icing.

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