Cheesy metaphors aside, I got my cast off! The smell was less than stellar. I now know what rotten chlorine smells like (attempted waterproofing failed last week in the pool). It will still be at least another month before I can start learning to walk again. In the mean time I will be doing lots of therapy and even have a trip to Wyoming planned for the first week of September.
Breaking the mold
August 20th, 2009
Because they come in pairs
August 16th, 2009
On the plus side: my socks are lasting twice as long.
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Staples and leg condoms
August 8th, 2009
With any luck you are looking at the results from the last surgery of my current predicament. The stapled wound to the left is now covered in a cast, which quite possibly might lead to me wearing what my therapist calls, “a leg condom.” The, “Leg Condom” will allow me to resume pool therapy. I am excited about this advance in waterproofing technology. The pool therapy is much more effective than what I have received on dry land here in Benton.
Post Surgery Blues
August 1st, 2009
Yesterday’s in-patient surgery turned into an overnight adventure because they couldn’t wake me up after the operation. What can I say, I like to sleep and they gave me lots of narcotics. The result was me having to spend the night for observation.
This surgery should be my last. They placed a plate in my left ankle to repair my talus. I will be in a cast for the next six weeks. after the casts removal I should be able to start learning to walk with both legs.
Learning to walk again sounds easy right? Well the issue is that I lost 40 pounds since the accident, that weight was mostly muscle mass. My poor legs are not yet strong enough to support me.
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