Daily Archives: December 15, 2015

Mostly ramble

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Here are the hat photos that my computer was fighting two nights ago.   There was no post last night due to pain killers throughout the day. The doctor said a major nerve is just above the cut, which makes me feel pain in areas unrelated to the ankle.    I understand very little of all of this.   The body is a marvelous machine.   The more I learn, the more in awe of God I am.

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However, yesterday,  I did start this pair of gloves – at least they are cast on.  They are a real stretch for me, as I am not used to reading the graphics for knitting.   I read the instructions several times, left them and came back and read them again.   Now I believe I understand them.

 Then my attention span jumped to chaining and doing the first row of a baby quilt.     The rest of the day was spent trying to sleep off the Oxycodone

 Today was a trip back into Seattle to see the doctor.   He was pleased with the way the foot looks.

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He had the big splint taken off as well as the stitches removed.

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This is the small opening through which they got soft interior bone to graft to the ankle.

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 Then I got this wonderful boot, which I really like.   It is much more comfortable, feels like it supports my foot,  and is removable.  Also, it gives me clothing options, since I only had two pair of shorts that would go over the splint.   The new guidelines are that the first week, I can use the walker by just putting a little weight on this foot, and each week I can add, so that – as long as there is no pain – in a month I may be able to walk without the walker.   After that, it will be a matter of strength training on this leg.   Anyway, that’s the current plan.