One week down....

[Crankin]

You are not missing much in this rainy weather, rocknroll.

[rocknrollgirl]

truthfully, I am so exhausted between not sleeping and crutching that I am not yet antsy. It will come and I guess when it starts I will know I am on the mend.

back to the doc tomorrow, my hope is that the stitches will come out and that the crutches will get an expiration date.

[ny biker]

I was going to suggest this would be a good time for any sedentary projects you might have been putting off. Like going through boxes of old photos and putting them into albums, or organizing those old financial documents that we are supposed to save for X number of years and purging/shredding the old ones. But it's better if you're not exhausted (or zonked out on pain killers) when you do that sort of thing, which often makes it hard to do them when you've got forced down-time due to injury.

Do be careful not to overdo things when you get off the crutches. Easier said than done, I know. But we don't want you to injure something else!

Good luck with the doctor tomorrow.

[rocknrollgirl]

Believe it or not, no painkillers. Not a one. I have had very little surgical pain, just uncomfortable from the cast at night.

So once i can hobble unaided, shredding stuff sounds like a wonderful idea! heck I will be stoked to vacum!

Lordy, speaking of which I hope I get off the crutches tomorrow, we have holiday company coming next w/e and staying. YIKES.

[rocknrollgirl]

I saw my surgeon's wife today who is a partner in his practice. Here is what went down:

The stitches are out. I am going to suffice to say it was " moderately unpleasant" to have them removed. I have a blister of some sort that has developed on the outside incision. So I can't get it wet for another week.Poo.

It is still shockingly sore, so the doc told me to start to add some weight gently while I am crutching. Yep, that's right folks. I am still on crutches.

BUT, she took pity on the amount of discomfort I have been having so she bandaged me with lots of TLC. Considering that I ripped off the last dressing at 3 am on Tuesday, I think she saw I was not joking about needing it done with a bit more wiggle room.

So there you have it. So hopefully in about two weeks I will be able to get on my trainer. Maybe. Heck at this point I will settle for a good night's sleep and a chance to shave that leg!

[OakLeaf]

Ow, RnR. Hope the healing accelerates from here on. Don't be shy about the pain killers. You need to get some rest ...

[rocknrollgirl]

I had a pretty good night last night ( post me ripping off my dressing), so I am hopeful. Is it weird that I am afraid to weight it? Has anyone else experienced this?