WoolGatherer

 

He can drive me pretty much anyplace he's going...

 
Wet hunky goodness!

Two weeks post-op

Good news on the leg front. Sugery back on August 31 went extremely well. I went from this:

to this.

The surgery took about 90 minutes. My surgeon took a little piece of bone from my heel to help fill in the gap in the fibula. I was home by 10:30 the morning of the surgery.

My sisters and friends took care of my those first few days. They kept my spirits up, kept me fed, and made sure I didn't overdose on narcotics. The pain was never very bad, thankfully, and now all that's left is annoying nerve shocks that may last a few more weeks.

Today was my two week post-op visit. The surgical cast came off, and I was sent home in an Aircast boot. I only need to wear it when I leave the house. I can start driving now, but it's still too soon to doign any walking, even with crutches.

As the surgeon said, I have "the mother of all incisions."

They took out 25 staples, including four in my heel, at the site where the bone was harvested.

I guess I have to give up my dream of being a leg and calf model, huh?

 
 Some slippery morning fun...