French Bunion Soup

Day 1 Back to the Future Day   I recognize that I have great and perhaps somewhat unrealistic expectations: the surgery, r...

11 Months Post-op   I am counting down the days until my next foot surgery scheduled for October 21, 2015. Now that I know what to e...

5 Months Post-op   April 1st! Just past my five month milestone.  Improvements are now subtle as I journey away from my surgery dat...

  "What did you do to yourself?" inquired a familiar gym mate as I hobbled down the stairs a few weeks back.  "I had bunion ...

Day 89   I'm about to celebrate my three month milestone and my foot is performing better than I expected.  My cardio intensity ...

Day 70   I started back at the gym on December 19th, three days shy of my two month surgery anniversary.  It was the exact date that ...

Day 56   No more post-ops needed!  Dr. Brunet was very pleased with my progress to date.  I explained to him that within the last 3 d...

Day 49   My scale has been taunting me since I had my cast removed last Tuesday.  "Come on, just step on me," it teased. ...

Day 44   Deep down inside, I wanted to be an exceptional patient.  One that would heal faster than the norm.  I knew with these expe...

Day 36   The count down is on!  Not much has changed with my foot since my last post.  I'm still in my non-weight bearing cast ...

  This morning, I had my 4 week post-op.  I went with high hopes that I would receive the good news that I was healing on schedule.  This...