I did it! I chose not to live with a painful bunion that limits my physical activity and makes every step painful. In an attempt to educate myself as to what to expect, I watched a surgeon perform my lapidus bunionectomy on YouTube. Several times. Oh mama, in hindsight that probably wasn't a good idea. It's a very violent surgery! The video lapidus surgery had only two incisions, mine had a 3rd under the ball of the foot. I was totally freaked out and scared senseless as the date for surgery approached. I found myself coming up with excuses to put it off. How will I manage unable to walk, or drive, for 10 weeks? I still don't have the answer to that question, other than I will figure it out one day at a time.
I scheduled the surgery for November 15th, the week following my trip to the NAR Conference and Expo in Orlando. There just isn't a good time to be off one's feet for 10 to 12 weeks. Ever. But I decided that through the holidays and January were probably the least busy time of year for my real estate business. I'm not sure that's accurate, I am insanely busy right 
now, but as I said, there is just no good time.
I surprised myself with how scared I was, I was a total weenie. I would break into tears just thinking about it. My biggest fear was the HOW of getting around, at all. With the surgery on my right foot, I need to rely on my left leg to hold me up and maneuver me around. Unfortunately, my left knee is bad, and needs a knee replacement. So that has been my biggest, and not at all irrational, fear. I can work from home, hire a showing assistant to work with my buyers, and limit my field trips out of the house. But I do have to get from point A to point B, figure out how to get a shower once in a while, and get myself back and forth to the potty. How am I going to manage?
As it turns out, I have decided I am going to be OK. I have just finished day 4 post surgery. Most 
of the time I am flat on my back with my throbbing foot elevated, in its giant akward cast. After falling off my knee scooter on my first attempt to navigate to the potty, I have become very capable at staying on it and getting to where I need to go with relative ease. My bum knee is sore as I lean on it to scoot around, but for short expeditions it is working just fine. I ventured into he kitchen and was able to make myself some toast and put a few dishes into the dishwasher. Independence!
Crutches are another story. I am too wobbly and unstable on that bad leg. My next hurdle to overcome is figuring out how to get down my front steps to get to my car. I actually crawled UP the steps to get in the house when I came home from the hospital. On the 28th I have an ethics review panel to sit on, my goal is to figure out how to get to my car by then. Stay tuned!
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