Dreams of Feet

Most of my dreams since surgery have involved feet in some way. Or at least, this is true about the dreams that I can remember the next morning. I would attribute this to the simple fact that it's the biggest issue I deal with on a daily basis and what I think about the most. This may be a sad reflection on my priorities, but I don't think it's too surprising given that I'm a runner who's always looking at her feet.

Here are some recollections of my dreams:

• A few days after surgery: I dreamt that my mom had convinced me to take off the cast early so that I could look at my foot.
• In the first week after surgery: I dreamt that the cast came off and my foot was PERFECT. Like the foot of a small child before it's had a lifetime to collect injuries and scars. I woke up very happy after this dream. I'm not sure if I had had vicodin just before bedtime...
• Also in the first week after surgery: I dreamt that the cast came off and my foot was hideously deformed, worse than before surgery.
• A couple of weeks after surgery: I dreamt that I was walking on my left foot, with the boot on, before I was supposed to. And then I had to go up a set of stairs, which was when I "remembered" that I was supposed to be on crutches, which I had left in the car.

These kinds of themes have been recurring. It's hard to generalize about what I "normally" dream about, but a few times I've had dreams about chasing someone or being chased. I've also had dreams about forgetting shoes for a race. I suppose these are fairly runner-oriented as well. :)