May 24, 2014
Arrived at the hospital. They shaved part of my leg in preparation. I opted for local anesthesia. It was really cool to hear the whole process. I wish I could have seen it while they did it, but I was upside down.
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The doctor said everything went very well. He wrapped another small tendon around the sutured tendon for added strength.
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| Ready to go home |
Had to wait for the numbness to go away in order to be released. Doctor never came to talk to me again, but he gave my wife and mother the results of the procedure and that I was to stay at home for the next 2 weeks.
I was put in a cast, I had no idea I could have used a walking boot like the VacoCast. Was prescribed a pain killer, an anti inflammatory, and something to prevent infection.
The antiviral drug was hard to get from the pharmacy. It turns out it’s used for cancer and HIV, Nelfinavir. Unless there was something I didn’t know about, it seemed like a mistake.
Went home to relax for the next 10 days.
Called the hospital asking about he drug and they refused to help. After many phone calls, my wife finally managed to get a hold of my surgeon. He had no idea what that drug was but was very concerned about prescribing a drug by mistake. (third world again)