Update...

Nothing profound right now...I have some good stuff, so stay tuned, but for now...just an update on progress.  

I'm one week post op and went in for the appointment with my surgeon.  He removed the splint and checked the incision site.  All looks good.  Scar is about 4" long and pretty nasty, but healing.  I'm in a walking boot with crutches for a few more weeks, then I can start physical therapy.  If all goes well, I should be walking with no support in about ten weeks.  It's a pretty aggressive timeline, but I'm looking forward to the challenge.    

I'm amazed at how much my calf muscle has atrophied in just under two weeks of being off of it.  It's incredibly skinny and I'm kind of freaking out about it.  Considering I have at least two more weeks of no weight bearing doesn't bode well.  Guess I'll just have to accept that I'm going to look ridiculous in shorts for a while.  

Being out of the splint was like being let out of prison.  I still can't walk but at least I can take the boot off when I need to.  Unfortunately, it also gives me a false sense of mobility which I simply do not have.  Regardless, with the freedom of being out of the splint, I decided to shower up, which was a nice change...gross, I know but what can you do.  I'm clean now at least.  Anyway, I got all cleaned up and hopped (literally) in a cab to visit my co-workers at the restaurant and then meet some friends for dinner.  Unfortunately I'm thinking all the activity from yesterday was a little much as I woke up at 5:40 a.m. in some incredibly intense pain.  

I thought the pain "part" of the injury was over, but...not so much.  I guess I overdid it on my first day out of the splint.  One of the toughest things for me to do is slow down.  I just need to learn to do that if I want to get better.  Tough thing to learn, but eventually I'll get it.  

On a side note, I have some incredible friends.  Between making me dinners, chauffeuring me around to appointments, hanging out and just "being there" for me, I am so grateful to have such a solid and caring group of individuals in my life.  There really is no way to properly convey what they mean to me, so I'll keep it simple and just say, thank you.  

In health and with respect...

D