Update:
X-rays were taken at my follow-up appointment with my surgeon this
morning. They showed that the bone
bridge between my tibia and fibula (which was created during my September
surgery) was broken when I fell on my residual limb on January 4th. Oh No!
When I first saw the X-ray I was pretty miserable. I figured that I would have to have surgery to
repair it or stay off my leg for a couple of months for it to heal.
Then my surgeon came in and said it was fine. Since I was able to start walking on it five
days after it occurred it would be okay.
In fact, he said that the bridge would probably end up being even
stronger after it healed. In fact he
wants me to put weight on it and walk on it because it will promote better bone
growth and healing. Whew! I went from very low to very high in a matter
of moments this morning!
So after the doctor appointment, I traveled from Indianapolis to
Cincinnati (2 additional hour drive) so my prosthetist could begin work on the
new leg. He casted my leg and took measurements
today. By tomorrow morning, he’ll have
the check socket made and we’ll start fitting it. It’s possible that I’ll even do a little
walking on a temporary version of it tomorrow (or on Wednesday at the latest).
The weather forecast was for a major ice storm to Indiana this past weekend
(which didn’t happen); and now I hear that the roads back home are extremely
icy tonight. I didn’t even hit any rain
on my trip down here on Sunday. Today it
was about 47 degrees here in Newport, KY—it felt like springtime to me!!! It’s supposed to be like that (with a chance
of rain) for the rest of the week here.
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