My Achilles Story

Well, I am at the doctors today. Today is hopefully going to be a good day, I will get this cast off, and my staples taken out. I will also asked the doctor, if he will let me just go into a walking boot, and not another cast. To be honest, I am a little nervous, about getting the cast off and the staples taken out. The doctors say the cast removal, will kind of tickle a little, and the staples will feel like someone pulling hairs off you arms or legs. After the removal, I will have to let you all know how it went! Cross your fingers.

In the process of beginning to get my first cast taken off. Once Mary started cutting and the air was hitting my leg, I felt like a new man. I almost jumped off that table and went running down the hallway! But as we all know, that would not have been able to happen. That machine that she is using is kind of cool, it is a saw, but somehow, it won’t cut you! Once again, I am just amazed at the process of technology now a days.

Still getting my cast taken off. This tickles, and has your whole leg vibrating. One of the best parts of the day!

The first look at my wound. Yes, it is as painful as it looks. Actually to be honest, up to this point, notihing has been painful. Yeah, there was some minor pain here and there, but nothing serious. Post surgery didn’t hurt either, but looking at it, I am kind of amazed at the small amount of pain that was actually there. Oh and by the way, as you can see, the foot it still a little swollen, yeah I will work on that, I can’t go around having swollen feet, my shoes don’t stretch out like that, decent price shoes don’t stretch like the cheap ones.

Pre staple removal. Don’t those things look painful as hell? The doctor had to take this picture, because I wasn’t able to strecth the leg out and get a good picture of it. I have nice doctors, now don’t I

Mary taking my staples out. Okay, let me just say this, to all of those who have never had staples before. That $#!* HURTS!!!! I don’t care what anyone says, that was the most pain I have gone through during this whole experience. Especially the ones that was closer to the bottom of the foot! Plus, I thought the Doctor was going to be the one doing this, and when she got ready to start, I nearly jumped off the bed. I was like, hold on for a second, I need to get mentally ready for this. Then as you can see in the background, there was a guy sitting there waiting to get a brace on his knee, he was over there cracking up at me during this process. I didn’t find too much to be funny, I should have thrown something at him. Just kidding, I am not that violent.

The doctors checking my leg. My surgeon is the guy to the left. The other doctor, was the one who was squeezing my leg prior to surgery. He nearly got kicked in the head! They were doing the test to see if I had any movement in my foot. And the answer is….. YES! My foot was moving. They tested both legs, and the results were basically the same on both legs. How excited was I. But however, that mean Doctor, is still making me go back into a cast. I do go back in three weeks, to see if there is anymore improvement. I can also now put partial pressure on the foot as well. So I guess it was a good visit by the doctors.

Those are all my little staples in that container. Yes all 23 of those pain in the @$$ little things. And the vicious tool she used, to take them out.

Post staples. It looks like to put a zipper on the back of my leg! The sad part is, I am going to have a huge scar, luckily my shocks will cover it. Just looking at it, brings back some serious memories.

Now is all that bandage really needed? Look at all that, plus there is a shock and some other things under there as well. The cool part, is if you look to the right of the picture, there is two packages on the table. Believe it or not, that is my cast! Yes, my cast, they take it out of there like some kind of athletic tape, then it magically hardens and turns into a cast. Wow, what modern medicine can do now a days.

My new caste. Like the colors? Yeah I figured most would. My cast lady, Mary, likes getting creative. Who knows what she will do, the next time I have to get a cast on! That is if there is a next time.

My new cast and a walking shoe. I can now put partial pressure on this. This little shoe will help me from falling!! (Hopefully). The only bad thing is that little shoe, will cost me about $60, insurance won’t pay for it, what a rip off. Heck for $60, they could have at least given me two shoes so I could at least match, or at least put some kind of lable on it.

Well now I am in another cast, but I do have a little boot that I can walk on and put more pressure on it. Am I happy NO!, but I don’t want to be like one of the guys the doctor saw earlier in the day. He told me that when the guy came out of the cast, and went into the walking boot, he slipped and re-ruptured the tendon, and has to go right back to the OR! I do not want that to happen to me, so I will get over being in a cast.