So, my cast finally came off on February 28th - what a relief! Don't think I could have waited much longer. I found out real quick, like as soon as I stood up from the Doc's Chair, that everything in my left leg felt weak! Not just the ankle, but my knee and foot too. My leg was not a pretty sight after the cast came off either - besides all the dryness and dead skin that couldn't be cleaned away the entire time I was casted (sorry for the disgustingness), it looked like I had a man leg! Literally my leg hair was as long as my husbands and he has very hairy legs! (Again, sorry for the disgustingness!) You couldn't even really see what the surgical sight looked like under all that mess!
The minute I walked in the door of my house, I was upstairs running water to take a shower to clean everything up. About an hour later I was finally able to get a good look and I wasn't surprised by what I saw...I was still a little black and blue (brown & red I guess u could say, I had 2 scars, one that was only about 2.5" and the other semi-circle scar about 4-5". Both highly sensitive to any touch - I get an electrical shock every time something even barely brushes up against it.
The Awesome New Brace I Wear
About a week later, I decided Wawa would be good idea
for lunch, especially since I was getting around a little better, so I hoped in my car at lunch time and headed to good old Exit 10 - got out of my car, got my food, got back in the car, and decided I needed to toss some trash, so I gathered it and got back out of my car to walk to the trash can....BAD IDEA! The curb was a little higher than normal and I tripped on it with my right foot (the good one) and then lunged my left foot (the bad one) out to catch myself and smacked it to the pavement....yeah, ow! Lots of pain! So, I called my doctor, headed over to see him in fear I might of damaged something. He wrapped my ankle in tape like they do with football players and I was told to get some xrays and see him the following Tuesday. The tape was so tight around my ankle that it didn't last till Tuesday like Doc requested... Luckily, I did no serious damage, but due to the strain I caused, Doc decided to push my Physical Therapy off for another couple of weeks...couple days after the incident, there was more bruising appearing on my ankle...doc thinks I maight have made a little tear in the peroneal tendon that they grafted from.
X-Rays - The White Piece in My Heel is the Anchor
So today, I am getting around much better, almost walking normal again. I am still having some movement and rotation problems but doc says that will go away with time and PT. So, this is where the stoy of my Left Ankle ends for now, unless more news occurs. Doc says I will need work done on my right ankle, maybe just not as big of a job - so I guess until that time comes...
I sign off for now! Thanks for listening!...well reading! LOL!
BTW - Joe is Doing Awesome!
