My foot looks more like it belongs to a human now. The main incision, running 6cm along the length of the foot, is looking less scary compared to the club of a foot I first saw when unveiled in front of me two weeks after surgery. The little scar to the right of it has faded too but a stubborn stitch remains lodged in the skin, the remnants of surgical thread which has failed to dissolve. That will need to be dealt with at the next review consultation with my surgeon that’s scheduled for 1 May.

I’m hobbling more around my home but when I’m out, I still put on the moon boot and use the crutches due to uneven surfaces. When the surfaces are even, I can actually do without the crutches. I’m supposed to wean myself off the moon boot but my problem now is finding suitable footwear as my left foot cannot fit into any of my shoes. This situation could be a permanent one, in which case I would have to replace all my footwear. Or it could be a temporary situation until my foot’s swelling goes down, but even that would take up to a year.

So I took to Googling “shoes for swollen feet” and came up with a few options, none of which were particularly attractive. The other option was a pair of Crocs but I still can’t bring myself to buy a pair of that ridiculous looking footwear. Although I’m told by a friend who works in the company that Generation Z are obsessed with Crocs and the brand is experiencing a revival thanks to clever marketing. In other words, I’m the uncool one here for shunning those clogs.

Anyway the hunt for a decent looking pair of adaptive footwear continues as I progress along my rehabilitation process.