OK, I guess that last post wasn't the final foot update, but there'll be no photos today, partly because there's almost nothing to show. As of tonight, the ooze coming out of my un-bandaged foot has dwindled to almost nothing. My sock had a slight discoloration (from clear fluid, not myoglobin or blood or whatever), and that was it. I'd like to think that I'll be totally healed by the time I leave for Daegu on Friday, but if I'm not, I suspect I'll be 99% healed. I went to Immigration on Monday; this involved an 800-meter walk to the site from Omokgyo Station west of Yeouido—which is more than I've walked during this entire break on any given day (I am, however, doing stairs). Despite that 800-meter walk, there was almost no problem. I'll give my foot another Epsom-salt soak tonight, then bandage whatever's left of the damaged skin (with ointment on the bandage, of course), and we'll see how Tuesday goes.
As I wrote before, I do plan to gauze up and tape up when I do the actual walk, and even if things reopen and bleed, I'll be finishing the walk this time. After that, I can come back to Seoul and heal for two years while I find other ways to exercise. Here's hoping the taping-up will prevent friction from being a problem, and here's hoping the gauze will be enough to cushion the foot from too much pressure. And yes, I can ease the pressure further by losing more weight. I will, in fact, be curious to see what weight I am when I get back to Seoul.
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