Just in Time for Summer

Yesterday, a co-worker and myself decided to do a little shopping.  After the calling around to the stores to see who had a scooter, we hit Walmart and Target.  I needed to get out of the house and to also prepare myself for my first day back at work on Monday after a month of sitting on the couch.  Getting out of the house wasn’t too bad.  The most tiring part was getting everything ready to go (GPS, Purse, cell phone, etc.), and of course the mad hunt for my car keys.  Since my ATR was on the left leg, I had no problems driving.  The most awkward part was to figure out how to position my leg. I suggest anyone with this injury get a handicapped permit becuase it is fantastic.  Also, Target’s scooter is much faster then Walmart’s.  If you need to go out, go to Target, its fun because the Scooter is fast :)  You can zip around the store and run the people over who are rude and don’t get out of your way, or run over the people that continually stare at you. 

The hardest part of yesterday was getting back into my house.  I was so tired.  I have a few steps in the front of my house that I need to get up.  Normally, I don’t have any problems, but yesterday my good leg was just so tired, but I did it.  I don’t use my crutches to go up and down steps.  The front of my house has railings, so I use the railings to balance myself.  It is much easier that way.  My house is an old brick house built in the early 1900s, which means the steps to the second floor are extremely steep.  I have this constant worry that if I were to hop all the way to the top or down all the way to the bottom, I will rupture my other achilles.  So, I chose to go up the steps on my butt and down the steps on my butt.  Go up is a great tricep and ab workout.  Going down is easy. Since my injury a month ago, i can see that my arms are more defined.

Anyway, getting out of the house was great, coming back was tiring.  It will get easier.  I can’t wait to get this cast off though - 25 more days.

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Had my two week post op appointment yesterday.  The surgeon said everything looks great.  Luckily he stitched me up with dissolveable stiches so I didn’t have to go through the pain that most of you had to with staples being removed.  The doctor didn’t say much only that I need a cast for four weeks and may need another, but was told to bring the boot to my next appointment just in case he puts me into that.  I have never broken a bone, so this is the first time I have ever had a cast.  It’s kind of annoying, but it’s a nice shade of purple :)  I have to get used to it, but I feel much more secure with the cast.  I was in a splint for the two weeks after surgery.  I was cleared to go back to work on Monday.  I am kind of excited because sitting at home is awfully boring.  I am not excited about trying to get through a huge building.  Luckily I am good at the crutches, but it is still a long walk, even from handicapped parking.  Anyway, just wanted to give an update.

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On May 29, 2008, a great hit occurred, which probably could have stretched into a double..Yup, softballl was the culprit.  Between homeplate and first, I felt and heard the infamous “pop”, then the face plant in the dirt occurred.  I knew exactly what it was as soon as it happened.  Straigh to the ER I went.  Since I barely had a wait in the waiting room, I thought today was my lucky day.  Not really.  After being seen by the ER doc, he indicated that it is just a partial rupture and sent me off to X-ray.  When I came back, the splint was put on, and script of vicodin was given and the number to the orthopaedic surgeon was given, I was sent on my merry way.  The following day I called the surgeon, who proceeded to tell me they couldn’t get me in for 2 weeks.  I freaked and had to explain my story.  I saw the surgeon on Monday (injury occurred on Thursday), who also thought it was only a partial.  He sent me for the MRI on Tuesday with a follow up appointment on Friday.  The doctor put up on the screen the shots of the MRI and said, it looks like you need surgery, this is a complete rupture.  LUCKY ME!

Surgery was the following Tuesday, June 10, 2006.  The surgery went well.  I was given an epidural..I am not sure if anyone else was given one.  The epidural was the worst part since you can’t feel or move your legs.  They also put me to sleep.  After the surgery, the surgeon went to see my husband and proceeded to tell him he hasn’t seen a rupture that bad in a female and that he usually only sees a rupture that bad in football players…geez thanks.  I spent the night in the hospital, which I hated and then went home with a scipt for 90 vicodin.

The first three days were pretty painful when the vicodin wore off.  By the end of the week, I stopped taking the pain killers completely.  I don’t have really any complaints except that I am extremely bored out of my mind.

First Post Op appt on Monday the 23rd.  Hopefully I will get some good news.

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