Posted on December 4th, 2016 by schwarac
I had my 2 weeks post op appointment. I got in and they took of my splint/cast. Que the angelic sounds they the nurse took it off. My incision look pretty good, or at least thats what the doctor said. When I looked at it, I thought it was pretty gnarly looking. I asked what the next step was. She said it was either a cast or a boot– luckily I got the boot. She took out the stitches then after doing some sort of test to see that everything was healing well. I was shocked at how painless taking the stitches out were.
A week now has gone by and in another week I’ll be able to start putting weight on it. After that I slowly start putting more and more weight on it. I start physical therapy at the end of January which is crazy to me how long away that is– but they know best.
Besides all of that, my scar is scabbing and feels pretty good. I am swelling alot, especially in my toes, but the doctor said that was normal. I also have a little bit of bruising close to my heel. I guess you can have swelling for up to 6 months after surgery. I am trying to elevate my leg as much as possible but thats kind of hard.
I am showering “normal” now. Althought I have to sit, I dont have to have my leg out like I did with the split, thank god.
I have a long way to go but I’m glad the worse part is over.
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Posted on November 23rd, 2016 by schwarac
My injury happened on a Tuesday and my surgery was on that Friday, I got pretty lucky with getting in right away.
Never having surgery before I was a little scared. The whole process was pretty simple, I was surprised. I remember dozing out and then coming back and asking the nurses “do I have any boogers in my nose” and kept asking. Don’t ask me why I was so worried but I was. I woke up and didn’t feel any pain or naseau. Before the whole surgery the anathesiologist tech comes in and talked about the procedure. He also talked to me about what they called a “nerve block”. Let me tell you– this was heavent sent! Basically they do an ultrasound of your leg and find the nerves that lead to that area of your body where its injured. I didn’t feel pain for over 24 hours. That was amazing. My leg was numb all the way until Sunday. Once Sunday came I felt the pain but it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be.
I work in Human Resources and my job requires me to sit at my desk for most of the day. So I was only out of work from that Monday and returned Thursday. Those couple days were a struggle. I kind of went through a bunch of different emotions, I was sad, and then I was mad, I was bored, and I also felt worthless. Sitting on the couch all day made me feel almost depressed. Getting back to work felt great.
Through my insurance I got a scooter, thank the lord. Crutches would have been the death of me. This knee scooter helps me get around so much, so I would definitely recommend this to anyone who has had this injury.
I have my 2 week post op on Monday. From all the reading I have been doing I will get my stitches out and then hopefully if everything looks okay I will get a walking boot. Stay tuned for my progress!
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Posted on November 23rd, 2016 by schwarac
I have played basketball ever since I can remember. The biggest injury I ever had playing basketball for 20 years were sprained ankles and jammed fingers. At the fresh age of 27, just two days after my birthday, I was playing in my usual fall/winter league. It was the 3rd game of the season. Just shortly into the 3rd quarter I was running and was going to make a pivot maybe and go another direction, its hard to remember. Either way nobody was on me, I wasn’t going up for some sweet shot, just a simple movement, and then boom, it was done.
I remember immediately getting up and feeling a shooting pain up my whole lower leg. Everyone assured me it was probably just an ankle sprain but this felt different. I also remember hearing a popping noise, which you don’t normally hear, for myself anyway for an ankle sprain.
I drove home, which was a horrible pain. I walked the rest of the night with a major limp and told myself to tough it out. When I woke up the next morning the pain had increased. Something didn’t feel right. I went into the doctor and my doctor did a pretty simple test to know I had tore my Achilles tendon. When she told me I would most likely need surgery I immediately cried as soon as she left the room. So many things went through my head such as, how will I get to work (of course it was my right achillies, if anything why couldn’t it have been my left), what if I have to be out of work- how will I pay my rent. I was overwhelmed with pain, sadness, and questions about my next couple months.
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