July 7, 2009
hit 8 weeks on Monday, and have been PWB for the past 2 weeks. When I say PWB I mean it loosely as I have been cruising around a lot without the crutches (eg. to the kitchen, to the bar!) and seem to be really comfortable with this. Saw Physio yesterday who tested everything (dorsiflexion +15 degrees, can put about 50KGs of pressure/weight on the bad foot with boot on etc) and is keen to get me away from crutches asap - good man. Only problem is his suggestion was to GET A CANE. I mean, seriously, a cane? I am a 30 year old white dude in Beijing, I don’t think a cane is going to work for me here…..I had horrible visions of looking something like this:
Fortunately, the physio has instead suggested I use 1 crutch, which instead makes me look like a cyborg pimp who the Terminator has come back in time to kill (I have the Aircast boot), or someone who escaped a battle scene from Star Wars after being roughed up by Chewy. We are hopefully moving me onto FWB this weekend so that Beijing and I can leave this whole horrible episode behind us.
Did a day trip to another city on Saturday, which was fine. Took 2 flights and had no issues with swelling or anything else that would be a bit of a worry if you were stuck in a pressurized steel tube at 10,000 feet, glad I could road test that for everybody out there!
My scar now is looking very neat, which is disappointing as I really hoped for something jagged and mean-looking to show off for having to go through this whole damned process. I keep telling the physio to stop massaging it as he’ll rub it completely off and I’ll be left with nothing to prove that I did the injury. Here’s what it look like now:
Scarus Maximus
Last but not least, here’s a new Engrish pic, my new favourite nappy brand:
There must be something about Chinese babies that I don't know?
July 7th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
If pictures are worth a thousand words, it would appear that, without your so infinitely hilarious post, Tommo, that you’re a pimped looking white dude in Beijing, with a cane, a diminishing scar, and you wear diapers.
Now that’s a story.
Tamar
July 8th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Err, geez, I didn’t think about that Tamar….so you are now picturing me dressed as a pimp walking around in the aircast boot and a nappy being chased by the Terminator? What have I done??
July 8th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Was feeling a bit low today…but not anymore - you really made me laugh and cheered me up no end. I have so much to look forward to!
Thanks. x
July 9th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Dude I’ve been rocking the cane here in NYC and it’s awesome. It will make you feel like House. You just have to brood a bit more and it fits.
July 9th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
NYC v Beijing - somehow I think NYC is more prepared to take on the Cane than Beijing. Imagine getting in a Rickshaw with the above outfit on and pretending everything was normal? Having said that, I have been out in the markets hunting for one with a big bone handle with fake diamonds in it, just for the full gangsta effect