Christmas Day!! And this is my leg, Broken in 4 places. Frakensteined from knee to ankle. This is where I begin my journey to health the 3rd time around. I got this!!
Staples EVERYWHERE That is where they put metal in my leg to Humpty Dumpty all the Broken Bone..... Dear Lord.....
Dry Feet.... The first thing that has GOT to GO!! It hurts....
Still swollen and pooling.
Staples are being removed and strips are put in place of them......
Ace Bandage wrapped from foot to knee to force fluid out. My body has to relearn how to send nutrition, blood, etc through this leg. Numb spots, Some spots where electricity is shooting through my pinky toe. Actually a good sign because it means my body is rebuilding pathways. I begin massaging the skin today. I work the ankle and knee and allow the knee to drop without pulling it. I can barely get to 90 degrees, but I know where I am and where I want to be....
PT Questions. I have now basically fired 2 PT because I am outpacing them. THAT is a measurable result. My gal told me she has a reputation for pushing her patients, but I am to S...L...O...W... down. Protecting the healing leg is number one priority..... I journey along....
This is where my leg is today. Tibia is beginning to come together just a touch and the Fibula is like a magnet looking for each end to come together. I am VERY excited to come back in a month and see the updated X-Ray... But for the next 4 weeks. ZERO weight bearing. Ice and Elevation are the number one priority.......
Range of Motion....It is the only thing I can work on right now physically. Still on Heavy Narcotics. I am a Taekwondo Instructor and I LOVE my job and I LOVE the art. What is Taekwondo without the ability to kick?! or Spar?! I am GOING to become EXCELLENT at BOTH TKD and also BJJ... Mark my words, you heard it here first. It will not be luck but sheer will and the determination to succeed that will bring me success. I will work hard and I am going to have to step back into White Belt Mode.... But I WILL Persevere.....
So I document... Where am I today and what do I want to !?BE?!... And I am going to help others. I am going to teach others how to be healthy. This is my dream.....
You can't see it and it did NOT want to register with me standing on one foot... But is says 161... Aurgh!!! I begin my journey to health, AGAIN!!
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