PT Session Day 1

Today's my first physical therapy session and it turned out ok.  My therapist Chey is very nice and she explained everything to me.  From the instruments that she used for my foot to the exercises... As in everything!  And I also learned some good news: the cane shall be out by Christmas.  Yey!

Hot compress for my swollen foot

Gel, preparing for the ultrasound

Ultrasound

That was my post-surgery foot.  The hot compress and the ultrasound prepare the foot for exercises (according to my therapist).  Oh and by the way, the rehab therapists just loved my Vibram FiveFingers!  They were asking me where I bought those nice, cool and comfy shoes ;-)

Avee's Day Out... Again

My foot looks kinda normal already!

Yesterday (Thursday), I started my day right by attending our worship service; my third time to attend since my operation.  I was so happy because I can go up and down the stairs with my crutches. Yahoo!
After the service, we went home to have breakfast and for me to prepare since my BFF Keat will be picking me up to accompany me to Asian Hospital. Keat was a little early for our agreed time but it's ok lang coz at least mauuna kami sa line sa hospital and para hindi crowded sa elevator.  Eto kasing Asian, ok na sana ang service kaya lang kulang sila sa elevator.  Good thing though, I don't have to be on the wheelchair kasi mejo sanay na sa crutches kaya we don't have to rush sa elevator at makipagsiksikan.  Surprisingly, wala halos tao sa hospital, nice di ba?! No crowded elevators and fast lang ako na-Xray. After the Xray, we went na to my doctor's clinic.  Dito kami nagtagal kasi marami rami ang patients ng aking gwapong Dr.  One patient even lasted for 30 minutes kasi I think mejo complicated ang kanyang case.  When it was my turn, eh di binigay ko na kay doc ang Xray and... One of my prayers kanina was answered because the doctor said that my fracture was closed na and he required me to walk with just a cane!

Our heavenly cheesecakes!

My aircast is gone na tapos, extended ang leave ko for two more weeks kasi I have to undergo six PT sessions. Actually, good and bad news yon for me.  Good because it means that ok yung progress ko; bad kasi di na kami magkikita ni doc.  Hehe... Mga third quarter of next year na kami magkikita pag ooperahan na yung left foot ko.


Anyhow, after sa hospital, we went to Festival Mall para daanan si Ann then straight to Sta. Rosa for my gown fitting. Bridesmaid kasi ako sa wedding ni Ann so there.  Keat was so kind at talagang pumayag sya samahan ako sa Sta. Rosa, in fairness wala pa syang tulog pero talagang dinrive nya ko.  Ayun, we went pa sa house nila Ann to pick up my bestie, Angel tapos to the modista na then we had our late lunch sa Poquito Mas.  Mejo na-disappoint ako kasi I thought sa Gusto Italiano kami magbubuffet, eh CLOSED!  Kamusta naman yon, nagko-close pala sila ng patay na oras.  Asar

Me, Keat & Ruby / Me & Ann

lang! Dinner pa daw sila magoopen.  Hay, buti na lang I liked the Burrito I ordered... Plus their uber sarap na cheesecakes!  I had Oreo, Keat had Blueberry, Ann and Angel had Caramel... All of them were oh so good!  Heaven talaga!  Angel even took a photo of it.... Buti na lang mataas ang megapixels ng phone ni bes, kasi naman yung digicam ko, ayaw mag-on!  Kung kelan kailangan ko, ayaw gumana!  Di ko tuloy na-document itong paglalakwatsa ko on crutches :-D Before kami maghiwahiwalay, pinicture-an pa kami ulit ni Angel. Me, Keat and Keat's new baby Ruby the Red Accord :-)

Avee's Day Out

From top, L-R: My casuals, Mom's goodies, my dresses :)

Okeeeiii... So, after staying sa house for a month and a half, nakalabas din sa wakas!!! And, not just sa labas ng bahay, not even papunta sa church kundi sa mall!!! Hehe.  In fairness, wala kaming ride ng mom ko and nag-commute lang going to SM Bicutan.  Keribels na coz one trike lang naman from our house.  Kaso, may stop over pa sa bank tapos kinakabahan pa ko kasi since over the counter yung transaction, the branch has to verify pa with the branch where I opened the account. Ang nakakainis don was, after waiting for like 30 minutes, sinabi ng teller na kaya daw natagalan kasi less than 20K yung winiwithdraw ko tapos they have to charge me 100 bucks pa.  Sana sinabi nya na lang earlier di ba para winithdraw ko na yung lahat ng money!  Asar much!  Pero, ok lang... Deadma na lang din, basta nakalabas ako ng house at nag-SHOPPING!  Oh, and by the way, ngayon lang ulit ako nag-shopping galore after two years of depriving myself no! Ngayon ko lang talaga na-enjoy ang 13th month pay ko :-)

My free Tote Bag from Paper Dolls

Although it was really stressful for me, kasi aside from ang bilis maglakad ni mama & ng brother ko, we have to pass by the delivery garage for the elevator, eh sulit din naman.  Feeling ko nag-workout ako for 12 hours!  Sumakit ang arms at sides ko ha... Sa mga di nakakaalam, nakasaklay po ako ngayon maglakad, so there...  Pagdating sa mall proper, my brother has to go to Onesimus to buy barong.  Nagpaiwan na ko sa department store para maningin ningin... First stop: Shoes Section!  Deadma ng left foot ko ang ipangsusukat ko at deadma ng di ko mailakad basta bibili ako ng shoes!  Syempre, matagal ko ng gusto magkaron ng white Chuck Taylor's (mababaw lang ako), so yun yung binili ko plus two pairs of ankle socks to match with it :-)  Ininterview pa ko ni kuya na nagaassist then after ko magbayad, I asked where the elevator is kasi ayoko mabulok sa section na yon.  Second stop:  Ladies' Wear.  I texted mom na nagsusukat ako ng dress at talaga namang I bought two dresses!  Natawa si mama kasi parang di daw ako mapigilan parang nakawala sa hawla lang.  Hahaha... Ayun, nagsukat din si mom and I paid for her dress na lang--gift ko sa kanya :-) After paying, gulat ako coz I got a free tote bag pa kasi more than 2K daw yung napamili ko.  At hindi mukhang chipangga lang ang tote ha :-)

Our sumptuous meal!

And since it's already lunch time, san pa ba ako magyayaya kundi sa one of my favorite Italian places here sa Better Living--Gotti's Ristorante! Hay my favorite part of the day ang lumamon (lumamon talaga!).  I ordered The Godfather Pizza (pepperoni, ham, onions, green bell pepper & black olives), Chicken Parmigiana with Pasta, and bottomless Iced Tea.  Mom ordered Pesce al Funghi (fish & mushroom) with Pasta (you guys should try this one, it's really good!).  Ayun, since si mom had to go to ACE Hardware, naiwan ako sa Gotti's for... Dessert!  I ordered, my favorite Chocolate & Mint Gelato Cake.  HEAVEN amfotah!!!  Grabe ang sarrraaappp talaga nitong dessert na to! Hoo! I was waiting pa nga for mom na dumating para ipa-taste sa kanya yung dessert kaya lang pagdating na pagdating nya, kakakain ko lang ng last subo. Hehe...
So yon, after ng paglamon, di pa pala don natatapos ang pagsho-shopping.  Napadaan kami sa Jewels, tapos sabi ni mama dun nya binili yung isang blouse nya na nicey.  So, pumasok ako at ayun, may nakitang nicey top and a pair of short pants.  So kinuha ko na sya, eh may nakita pa kong isang nice na top, kinuha ko rin. Hehehe... Galit lang sa 13th month pay!  Tapos habang nagsusukat si mom ng blouse, may nakita akong sandals, deadma na kung matagal ko pa bago maisuot yung dalawa basta bet ko sya so binili ko din. Hehe.  Ayun, sumasakit na ng bonggang bongga ang foot ko and feeling ko super swollen na sya... Plus butas na rin yung wallet ko, so umuwi na kami ni mom... Mga napansin ko ngayong araw na to: yung mga kids ay di sanay makakita ng batang nakasaklay kasi tumitingin sila, feeling ata nila pang-matanda ang crutches, bawat stop ko ay di pwedeng hindi tatanungin ng mga ate at kuya kung anong nangyari sa kin, at akala nila naaksidente ako kaya sila nagtatanong what happened.  Hay, eto, pagdating sa house, grabe kawawa ang foot ko when I saw it after removing my aircast :-(

30 Day Bloggie Challenge Day 9

For today's challenge, we have to upload a photo of the item we last purchased.  And since I'm not allowed to go out (not even go to the mall nearest our subdivision), the item that I can only purchase is junk food (na pinabibili ko kay mom pag pumupunta sya sa SM).  Syempre ubos na yung mga junk food na yon so, yung last, not edible thing na pinurchase ko was my crutches.  Although hindi naman ako ang physically pumunta sa store (si papa yung bumili for me), I paid for it.  All I can say about Trusty my aluminum crutches is that it's very "trusty" (kaya nga yun ang name nya eh) kasi it's sturdy and it's been with me since after my operation... and it'll be my friend until I can live without it, which is three months from now pa.

Meet "Trusty" my crutches :-)

30 Day Bloggie Challenge Day 1

My best friend Angel came up with this bloggie challenge that she adapted from a post.  Everyday, there's one topic that we have to talk about in our blogs and the topics were already given.  When she told me about this, syempre na-excite ako no.  Sinong hindi maeexcite about it eh, I don't have to think about what topic to talk about in my blog... Every single day!  Good thing too, I was left with something to do now that I'm on medical leave. Yey!!!   

Que horror!

So, here's my first piece... Oh and by the way, today we have to talk about how our day was with our picture attached.  Pretty cool no? :-) Well, I don't usually set my alarm ever since I started my medical leave.  Aba, ngayon ko lang masusulit ang tulog no!  But then, I have to wake up early today so that I could catch Digital Photo Plus on Channel 23 kaya nagpaalarm ako (eto dapat ang highlight of my day, but no! I'll talk about that later *wink*).  So there, Mom brought me (sa room) breakfast of beef tapa, fried rice, coffee and two pieces of chico fruit and pinagsamantalahan ko sya while watching DPP.  The show was short lang, 30 minutes lang sya and mejo nabitin nga ako pero wag ka, I learned a lot from the show and I was inspired to grab my gear and take photos! 

My HungryPac!

Kaso di pa pwede coz I'm disabled right now... Pag magaling na lang ako :-)  Ayun, after watching the show, I went on my daily routine of taking a bath at napansin ko lang naman na para na kong Polio victim!!!  Mas maliit na yung right leg ko kesa sa left kasi di ko sya nagagamit!  Que horror!  Hay siguro naman babalik sya sa normal...  Anyway, after ng daily routine ko, I went in front of  the computer to check my emails, Plurk, Facebook, pimp my photoblog and edit some of my pics on photoshop... E for Effort pala magphotoshop!
Then I had a (not so great) lunch (because I don't eat crabs and yun ang ulam) with Mom and Pops then face the computer again to do my thing.  Until, my office friend Margaret texted me na

Me and Margaret

pupunta sya dito for dinner... Ayun ang highlight of my day sabi ko sa self ko... May maiilagay na ko sa bloggie challenge! :-)  Ayun, binisita lang ako ng aking butihing friendship, dumating sya 6:30pm na, just in time for dinner... Tapos nilabas nya yung kanyang pasalubong na HungryPac Chocolate Cake!!!  Talagang eto ang highlight of my day may goolay!!!  Super favorite ko kaya yun!
Kaya naman I took a photo of it para ipost dito.  Dami namin napagkwentuhan ng friend ko especially yung mga nangyayari sa office (I really have to know) and super namiss ko yung ingay nya.  Namiss ko tuloy lalo yung office at bet ko na talaga pumasok!  So there, my friend stayed for exactly 2 hours lang, umuwi na sya agad kasi gagabihin sya.  And, before she left, we had a photo together and di nya pinalampas ang chance of taking a picture of me while standing with my crutches tapos nagtatawa ng nagtatawa sabay sabi ng "Ang panget mo Avs!" :-)

Ako Ay Nagbalik

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So, why the title? Eh kasi after 6 long months, mejo na-engganyo naman ako magbalik sa aking pook sapot, palibhasa kasi bum ako ngayon at walang magawa hehe. A lot of things happened for the past 6 months of my life... Happy, sad, good and bad. Pero syempre, di na ko para iblog pa yung sad and bad. Magblog ako ulet para sakto for the beginning of the holidays. Baket? Wala lang, marami kasing happy moments pag holidays di ba? *wink*

Ano ba ngayon, it's the last day of October at feeling ko timely lang yung pagsusulat ko ulet (kahit walaaa talaga kong talent dito). Actually, I was planning to create another blog... Pero photoblog ko yun kasi sabi ko sa bestfriend kong si Angel, "bes, wala kong talent sa pagsusulat so daanin na lang sa pictures". Eh sabi naman nya na dapat may mga konting words din... So naisip ko, iba yung photblog ko, iba din tong journal ko.

Anyhow, so kamusta na ba ang blogsperyo...? Namiss ko din yung mga paminsan minsang nagcocomment at pabisibisita dito sa bahay ko ha. Syempre, natotouch kasi kahit na wala naman akong bagong entry, bumibisita pa rin sila. Happy ako pag may napapadaan :-)

So, sa mga buwang lumipas, bakit ngayon ko napili magsulat ulet? Kasi ngayong month na to nangyari ang pinakamasakit na pangyayari sa buhay ko... Ang magpasurgery sa bone ng aking foot. Kablog blog talaga ang experience na yun no! Akalain mo, after ilang years na hindi naoospital eh kabog naman ang dahilan ng pagkaka-hospitalize ko ngayon. I have this Hallux Valgus in lay man's term Bunion. Ano ba itong deformity na ito? San ba ito nakukuha? Well, some say it's hereditary, some naman claim it's due to wearing ill-fitting shoes. Actually, pareho eh. Kasi once a child was detected with this deformity, dapat di na sya pinapasuot ng ill-fitting shoes at hanggang paglaki nya, dapat ang shoes nya eh hindi yung pointed, and heels are not allowed too. Plus, this deformity is common sa girls lang coz generally, guys don't wear really pointed shoes da va?

So, ngayon, officially bum ako kasi naka-medical leave ako. Doctor said it would take 45 days for me to walk without the crutches but with a cane, 3 months for me to walk without the cane but only flat shoes are allowed, and 6 months to a year for me to resume to my normal activities (e.g. brisk walking after work). Ngayon din, ako'y isang princesa sa bahay na minsan di-hatid ng food sa room at syempre exempted sa household chores hehe... After two weeks from the day of the surgery, my suture was removed and mejo maganda ganda na ang foot ko. Give me a couple of weeks and I can wear shoes na daw (hopefully!), at gusto ko na ring makapaglakad lakad ng normal at makaligo ng hindi nakaupo.

suture gone!

*kudos to the doctors, nurses and staff of Asian Hospital and Medical Center for the superb treatment! ...naks