Argh. I’m still on my back two full months after surgery to fix a displaced fracture of the tibial plateau in my right leg. As I have a whole page devoted to this, I’ll try not to bore you to tears here. Unfortunately, I can’t say I feel as though I’ve improved in any significant way for weeks now. My knee is still quite swollen, inflamed and throbbing in the morning and in the evening. I’m unable to bend it much more than ninety degrees when I hold it up in front of me, and far less than that when I try to lift my heel up behind me (maybe thirty degrees). The scar tissue seems to be impossible for me to break through under my own power. Dammit.
mmmm, shiny staples
Next week I meet with my doctor (one day after Obama takes over the presidency). He strongly suggested that I would probably begin weight-bearing by the end of this month. My inquiring mind wants to know what weight-bearing will mean. Will that help me make real progress in my recovery? When does physical therapy start? Argh.
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