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Ankle Slaying Part III
Promised to keep you posted.
Three weeks post surgery now. Was in a wee bit more pain than I had anticipated (It’s not that I’m a wuss, I just don’t like pain) and recovery is gonna take a while and will be slow and painful after a trimalleolar fracture, or so I’ve been told.
My foot started to burn and tingle really badly the first week, so we dropped by the hospital to have it checked out. They opened the bandage and we quickly found out it was stuck to the incisions. Ouch. As it turned out it was ‘only’ the severe swelling pressing on my nerves. Annoying, but not harmful.
Had my two-week follow-up appt with the surgeon; a really nice guy, who called us into his room to show us the x-rays from before and after the surgery on his computer so we could take pics. He figured the x-rays belonged in my documentary ‘Ankle Slaying part II’.
Care to play spot the differences?!
It was broken alright. This doesn’t even show the back side. I think they call it a Weber B fracture, one of the more common fractures.
The swelling has subsided since then but I’ll spare you the photos of the incisions. It ain’t pretty and you’ll lose your appetite. They’re huge and on both sides of my ankle but not nearly as thick and ragged as we feared they would be.
J-man loves them. We thought he’d be freaked out by them but instead he can’t stop looking at them and says they look just like trees. Weird kid.
After they removed my stitches I was given the green light to work on my ankle, within reason of course. So I did. Man, was it stuck. Completely stuck and slowly I started to panic at the idea of not being able to regain full use of my ankle.
Must say that after two weeks of carefully training it I have a better range of motion now but still… deep down inside I have serious doubts whether my ankle will ever recover 100%. I try to stay optimistic, though.
My dorsiflexion (foot moving upward) was -7 and is now at 0, which is not nearly enough for my ankle to work properly, but I’m making slow progress. I have a lot of work still cut out for me.
In roughly 3 weeks, if the x-ray turns out okay, I will start physical therapy several times a week and will be taught how to walk with half a fricken hardware store in my foot. Until then I can’t put any pressure on it and I gracefully hop around with the use of a walker, crutches and even a wheelchair now. The bright side? For the first time in over a decade I don’t have to cook for myself!
Bakugan is from the devil. ‘Nuff said.
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We miss you! Hopefully everything goes as it should and you’ll be pain free & back into everything soon :)
I showed your blog to my brother in law and he now follows you too :D
Your ankle looks great! Really!!! And the J-man is like most other kids; way too fascinated by injury to not look! Take every chance you can to not cook while you are able. Once you start physical therapy the results will come, you’ll see!
I’m new here. Love food. Love your blog. Hope you recover soonest possible time.
Hope you are feeling better soon Kay, its terrible what a play thing could do to your leg !! Take good care of yourself !!
OUCH.
It makes me cringe looking at it! hope you have a speedy recovery.
Thanks for the update! Have been thinking about you. When you’re sick/injured/recovering you’re very in the moment. It’s hard to see life without the “x”. You will get better! You will!
Cheering you on from Oregon!
Jill
good luck with your rehab. I had bicep tendon reattachment surgery 12 weeks ago and couldn’t cook, I missed it. But it is sweet to get back to it.
I recently found your blog, it’s fun for me because while I live in the U.S. in Idaho, we have a home in the Dutch Caribbean, on Bonaire. So I have ties to the Dutch, too.
Glad to see you are moving in the right direction, take it slow and easy, you will get there.
I’m so happy to see that you’re slowly getting better! My mom had to deal with over 6 months of casts and crutches etc when she broke her foot. Her saving grace was a knee scooter..much easier than hopping around on crutches. Maybe an option for you??
Sending lots of fast healing vibes!!
I’m sorry recovery is slow. These things take so much time and are so miserable to endure. I hope you are feeling better very soon.
Love your “Oh Snap” caption with the gingerbread man ;)
That really was a nasty couple of breaks. I can’t believe how swollen it got. Now that you’re working it out is the swelling going down?
R’s not cooking every night is he?
Glad you’re doing better. Hope your sis is ok too.
I pretty much broke everything there was to break in that ankle :)
Yes he is! Can you believe it? He’s getting pretty good at it, too!
I hope you feel better soon. I will pray that you heal quickly and painlessly.
Praying for a speedy and successful recovery. PT should help but may be painfull, especially at first. Our kids throw everything on the floor and I’ve gone for a “ride” a few times. Thankfully no breaks or tears so far.
The gingerbread man pic is awesome in context. Keep your chin up. Things will get better!
O damn… that just sounds terrible. I do hope your ankle fully recovers. Years ago I broke my elbow and I was basically told I could never fully stretch my arm again, but I’m not one to give up easily and Tom and I practized every single evening doing exercises, working with a tennisball and god knows what else and it worked. All back to normal but it did take a long time… I’m just saying… doctors don’t always know everything either. Keeping my fingers crossed for you and for a speedy recovery!
Just found your site–awesome recipes!
So sorry about your ankle. My sister broke hers badly about five years ago. It’s a little bit of improvement at a time, but you’ll be tip top before long. I know it doesn’t seem so when you are going through all the crap, though. Hang on!
I’m off to explore your site! Thanks for all the work you’ve put into it. I love finding interesting recipes.
Checking in on you as often as I think too – which is often. Hang in there – recovery will be 100% and you’ll wonder why you ever worried. ;-) J-man needs you to be chasing after him all next summer — take advantage of being able to rest a bit more in the winter season.
I’ll say a rosary for you – too! :D
So sorry to hear of your fall – Bakugan is evil – much worse than legos since the little buggers roll. I haven’t been on the internet lately because of work – but I had a break today and had a whole chicken to roast and thought of your recipe. Your little guy sounds like he was a trooper – what a hero!
Take care and heal – sending out good thoughts your way!!!!
Im sorry to hear about your ankle it sounds ruff!!!! I have to be more careful my older son has those bagugan balls layng around all over the house, but thankfully he is more into cards these days…..
Hope your leg is on the mends, looking forward to more food posts :)
I have just suffered a trimelleor Fracture of my right ankle and while serching the internet for more information came across your site.
I was very interested to read about your recovery and then had the added bonus of finding all your wonderful recipes.
Hoping to hear more soon.
Best wishes Carla
PS I am also a Dutch Girl