(just remember to bring it down to tub level before you sit down in the tub.lol) Tip: Wear a sock on your good foot - the sock will get wet, but will help with leverage when you are trying to get out of a wet tub. Balance good enough to get into the bath tub with foot hanging out the side. Week 2: Able to sit up some- about an hour, twice a day. Everything takes forever.and ever.and ever. When you can put some weight on it, a boot and one crutch on the opposite side seems to work fine.that way you can carry your own medications and washcloth and maybe a phone in the other hand. Walking: no weight 4 days, then walk with crutches and boot. My toes swelled to the point of immobility if not constantly elevated. Ice and elevation is a must due to swelling. If you want to stay awake, regular tylenol works too. I recommend Tylenol PM so you can sleep, and the time goes by faster. Advil & tylenol PM work better than codiene. Pain fairly intense even while lying down. Week 1: Total bed rest except bathroom & hygiene trips. It didn't hurt to remove - but I was sore afterwards) ( I was asleep when they put it in - but awake when they took it out. Throat is sore because of the breathing tube. Immediate Recovery/ In Hospital: Foot is numb. Wear cotton shorts so you can get dressed easily in recovery afterwards, and bring your boot to wear afterwards (mainly to protect your foot from getting bumped - it's not really for walking, yet). Just in case you are considering plantar fasciitis / heel spur surgery, here is how it went for me: Then I can finish out the day on the 5up/5down schedule. I can walk with shoes for about a half-day and then I have to switch to the cam walker boot. My leg muscles are weak on my right side, so they cramp easily. I can walk about 5 minutes (slowly) before taking a 5 minute break due to pain and exhaustion. At this point I can wear my new balance cross trainers. I'm in about as much pain now as I was before surgery, and it's getting a little better each week. I spent 2 years getting cortisone injections, buying orthotics, stretching, icing, trying to rest.

It's been a month and it's just now getting back to 'normal' (AKA pain similar to what I had before surgery).

So I was thinking I could go back to 'normal' after the first week.

Akelia double shot of love