I’m back!!!
Went on a bit of a hiatus to work on the book, but I’m back. Got my second cast last week. :l Allowed partial weight bearing now. Still pretty sore especially at night, but at least now I can make it out of the house and outside to see Zayne a few times a week. He was super excited to see me, which made me feel good. Glad he didn’t forget who I was! Lol. Doctor says that if the swelling hasn’t gone down by the time I go back in two weeks, that I have to have an MRI to see what’s up. They are still ignoring my knee though, which is lovely since that is where quite a bit of the pain is coming from. They gave me a prescription for Mobic, which aside from being an NSAID caused me some issues with my Tachycardia. I am seriously starting to wonder where these guys went to medical school, if anywhere at all. Still not sleeping well, but I see my regular doc on Monday, so I am going to address the issue with her and see if we can figure something out. Has anyone had any luck with any meds to help with the pain. I have been getting cramps in my calf that I brutal.
On a positive note, the ortho is hoping to get me into a Boot within the next few weeks! I am looking forward to being able to take a normal shower and wade in the pool! It has been really humid here which is miserable with a cast on. Glad we are having a bit of a cold front for a few days!
I got to check my dad out of the nursing home for a father tonight for a father daughter date. My brother and mom helped out a bit, since I am in no shape to push a wheelchair. We had a wonderful time! It was nice for both of us to get out! Happy Father’s Day to all you father’s on here! Hope you have an extremely blessed day on Sunday! 
Happy Father’s Day to all you father’s on here! Hope you have an extremely blessed day on Sunday! ~Laura
June 17th, 2011 at 1:47 pm
Keep hangin’ in, Laura, and good luck, too!
If your “brutal” calf cramps are scaring you about your AT, they can often be controlled with OTC back-pain meds (or stronger or more “targeted” prescription versions) which usually contain an anti-cramp drug and a pain killer — like Percosal with aspirin, or Percocet with Acetaminophen=Tylenol, which is NOT an NSAID. Tylenol might help with the knee pain, too, though over-doing it is scary for the kidneys, or maybe it’s the liver, so don’t over-do.
I THINK it’s not unheard of for a calf cramp to re-injure a healing AT, and I know it can sure FEEL as if it’s going to re-rupture it. If nothing else, leg cramps can ruin your sleep, which doesn’t help anything.