Hi there.....

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Friday, June 5, 2015

It's been a little over three weeks since I broke my leg.  I'm going stir crazy.  I can at least drive now so getting out of the house is not the issue.  The issue is that I can't do anything around the yard or garden or pond and there is lots to do.  In two weeks (I wish it were sooner) I'm going to have out-patient surgery.  The way the good doctor explained it to me when I saw him was.....I could go six weeks or more on the crutches or I could have surgery and be on them for maybe one week after the surgery.  Guess what I chose.  Yup...surgery.  What he's going to do is drill into where the break is and insert bone glue.  Yes, bone glue.  Who'd a thunk it?  Apparently it hardens in about a week or less.  He told me I'd curse him the first few days as it is hardening but after that I'll be good as new or better.  I was lucky when I fell that the coral he put in the first time I broke that leg acted as a rock which prevented this break from being worse.  The bad thing is that a partial break takes longer to heal than a full break.
At least now I don't have to wear that darn long leg brace.  After I'm healed, though, I think I'll get a small knee brace to wear when I'm out and about in the yard, etc.  It is said that third time is a charm but I don't think that applies to broken bones.
Y'all have a safe day and remember:  believe nothing of what you hear and only half of what you see.

3 comments:

HermitJim said...

Glad to hear that you will soon be able to dance a jig again! Well...maybe not a jig, but at least get around easier, ya know?

Be careful between now and then!

Momlady said...

Thanks, Jim. You take care of yourself, too. Regards to Nanny.

Hermit's Baby Sis said...

oh boy, I missed this post, Momlady, but glad to hear about bone glue. I see my (second) foot doctor tomorrow for these same 2 toes. After a month, I can still wear only 1 particular pair of mules, and they hurt. And red may be a neutral color, but today the red shoes just don't seem to work with my navy and pale blue outfit. Good luck to you with the surgery. I'd take a week, instead of a month any day. And this is my second on the same toes ...Grumble, Grumble, Gripe...
Thanks, I feel better now - hope you do too!