I can't believe I'm saying this, but I am electing to have another knee surgery! After discussion with my ortho doc, I've decided to go ahead and have the hardware removed from my tibia that was placed there when they put my knee back together. While I'm under anesthesia, he's going to go ahead and scope my knee as well, just to see if there's anything else going on in there that's causing me pain. Unfortunately, my doctor has only given …
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Six Months After – Tibial Plateu Fracture
While walking through Target this morning, it struck me that we are now in MAY, and already the month is flying by, and that brought me to the stunning realization that it has been almost SIX MONTHS since my accident, when I fell down the stairs and broke my leg. Six months! I wish I could say that I am back to normal. Sadly, I am not. I am about a thousand miles from where I was at the beginning of the year, but I am still very gimpy and I …
Guess who’s walking after 80 days on crutches?
Eighty days on crutches, you guys. And probably a couple more, because I am weak and shaky like a newborn foal. But, as of today, my surgeon has cleared me to START WALKIN'! #fuckyeah …