elfanie 0 #1 April 16, 2004 I had my doctor's appointment on Tuesday..my 4.5 week postop appointment with my surgeon. My husband said that he was going to give me SO MUCH CRAP for being without my cast already!! (remember that I had called 3.5 weeks postop and asked them "If it doesn't hurt...can I do *whatever* so long as it doesn't physically hurt?" they said yes...to take it easy and if it doesn't hurt then I'm not damaging anything or whatever...so I took the cast off and started walking carefully on it.) I went to the DZ this past weekend..and got crap from everyone about walking on my ankle without my cast. I told them that I was being careful and wasn't hurting it...they still gave me a ton of crap about taking it easy and not pushing myself yadda yadda yadda.... so I get my Xrays on Monday (posted them in a different message) and took them to my appointment on Tuesday. Doc walks in...first thing he says is, "No cast, eh?" I smile and say, "nope.." He puts my Xray up and looks at them...then at me. "Does it hurt?" I say no...he presses slightly on each ankle bone (I broke both bones pretty good, got a plate and 6 screws in it) and asks if that hurts, I say nope...he asks me to show him how much I can move it, so I flex it and point it... He says..."that's awesome...you are healing perfectly. This Xray here...bones are perfect. This here is regrowth...that amount of movement is just amazing for 4.5 weeks postop...you're doing everything exactly right! Keep moving it like you are...that's what's probably helping it heal so fast! it's when you don't move it that the scar tissue knits tight and they lose mobility and it's so hard to get motion back into it...this is just beautiful! I'm just so pleased!" then he said what was music to my ears.....the same man, the doctor, who performed my surgery and who said I'd be in a cast for 3 months and wouldn't be able to jump for 3-6 months....he looked at me and said, "I wouldn't be surprised if you were jumping within the next month." I about cried. He specifically told me that as soon as I could stand on this right ankle - and do a one-legged hop up and down without pain...then I could jump. I thought it was awesome that I got a concrete "if you can do THIS" thing that I can focus on. (btw...I can easily stand on the one foot...but hopping? naw..not there yet. But it won't take me long!!) anyways...I couldn't be happier, and I was able to tell my husband "NEENER NEENER!!" HA! Hey Skymama....how's that sprain doing? (doctor actually said that the bone at this point isn't my problem...it's the sprain and the ligament damage I did when I broke it and the way that I broke it) I remember your pictures you posted and they made my stomach just knot up, it looked so painful. Are you jumping again? (it was you, right? or was it skybytch?) Hey Sunshine..how's my gimp-sis doing? Everytime I look down at my ankle I think about you...I kinda feel like in some wierd way we're karma-sisters or something. how's your ankle doing? I hope it's healing quickly... -------------------------------------------- Elfanie My Skydiving Page Fly Safe - Soft Landings Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #2 April 16, 2004 Glad to hear it, Elf. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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sunshine 2 #4 April 16, 2004 QuoteHey Sunshine..how's my gimp-sis doing? Everytime I look down at my ankle I think about you...I kinda feel like in some wierd way we're karma-sisters or something. how's your ankle doing? I hope it's healing quickly... I go to the doc tomorrow morning. I cut my cast off yesterday so we'll see what the doc has to say about that. Personally i think i'm doing pretty good though...as if my opinion means much. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elfanie 0 #5 April 16, 2004 Quote I go to the doc tomorrow morning. I cut my cast off yesterday so we'll see what the doc has to say about that. Personally i think i'm doing pretty good though...as if my opinion means much. Let me know what the doctor says! I think your opinion is very very important...I had all sorts of people telling me that I wasn't doing the right thing even though it wasn't hurting...yet my opinion was that I was doing fine. Doc agreed with me...bet yours agrees with you, too! I'll be thinking about you tomorrow.... -------------------------------------------- Elfanie My Skydiving Page Fly Safe - Soft Landings Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
