While I don't quite think my foot is healed up, per se, the skin is at least looking healed over. I slept, last night, with no bandages on my foot, and this morning, I saw none of the little, telltale dots of moisture on my studio's floor to indicate that the foot was still leaking. So today, I'm walking around with no bandages on my foot. We'll see what my sock looks like this evening when I get home. If there are dots of moisture, then the foot obviously isn't healed. If there are no dots, then I might try a 9-10K walk this weekend to test things out and, I hope, to help toughen the new skin. In one more week, I'll be putting my healed skin through its paces, and unfortunately for me, one of the segments of the upcoming walk is 36K. Let's hope that, during the trek, nothing rips or bursts or re-blisters. As I said before, though, I plan to walk through whatever difficulties arise this time. The mission is to complete the walk. I'll have a whole year to heal afterward and ponder this year's failure—the first of its kind.
Side note: last night, I went to Nambu Terminal to get a bus ticket to go back down to Hyeonpoong, Daegu. So I am now beticketed. On Monday (11/25), I'll hit Immigration to have my F4 visa renewed; on Tuesday (11/26), I'll go to the dentist to get my permanent crown installed, and in the meantime, I'll be cooking like a madman in preparation for Thursday (11/28), which is American Thanksgiving. On Friday the 29th, I'll be fasting in penance for all the carbs eaten on Thursday, and I'll go to work early and leave early to hit the express bus on time. It's a 6:10 p.m. departure. This coming Monday, I'll also find out whether I can pick up my F4 visa card after I get back from my walk, or whether I have to wait in Seoul for the processing to be done (probably not), or whether I'll have to pick the card up on Friday, thus turning Friday into a rush-rush day (Immigration in the morning, work in the afternoon, bus ride in the evening). This could be a zoo.
UPDATE: I'm still at the office, but I checked my sock, anyway. There's still a tiny bit of ooze, so I don't think I'll be risking a 9-10K walk this weekend. Monday, though, ought to be fine. A post-Immigration celebratory walk along the Tan Creek to the Han River and back!
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