Ive bandaged my foot - I limp around in the most terrible pain. So we leave for Europe, I'm on the plane and my foot and ankle is purple, and dark blue. It swells more by the hour. A woman sitting two seats from Miles and I sees me trying to find a comfortable medium - tight bandage or no bandage - I'm in excruciating pain, She says " I'm a doctor - can I help" She takes the bandage off and her face drops - literally. She says " You need to see a surgeon, as soon as you can" this is not the news I wanted to hear. I know its bad because I cant move my foot - its just limp.
I hobble for a week in London, I'm so thrilled to see my family, time goes very quickly.
Then we move to Tuscany, for 3 weeks the cobble stone streets of medieval villages are stunning , but not kind to my foot - it kills me.
My foot has now become nothing more than a walking stick with a black ball on it - it hurts Just to go and sit with my foot in the pool. I spend my day getting Aleeve in the morning and red wine from noon onwards. After a terrific holiday with Cath, Miles and Cameron - I am glad to get home.
The following day I go to my doctor, she freaks out " how could you walk on this" " I couldn't" I reply.... She arranges for me to get an MRI that afternoon.
Next day, the results. "Your Achilles tendon is severed along with the ligaments in your foot and the bottom of your calf muscle is torn through" I place a quick call to Gerry aka the naughty nurse - he hooks me up with Dr Devang Patel (one of Ct's finest surgeons) - I go and see him, he says "how soon can you come in for surgery" I wondered why this was hurting so much!
80 staples outside, 175 loops and stitches inside, and I'm home again - this sucks!!!
Recovery is almost as painful as the injury was, its October and I'm freaking out - I just want to be well again...... I get in a bad place mentally, I'm very depressed and I feel very sorry for myself - I have so much work and NO motivation to do any of it - then I start rehabilitation, I meet David, he is a physiotherapist. There is a two fold benefit, I make a new friend, and he is awesome - He gets it " we are going to fix your foot, and your head"
"How do you know about my head?"
" Dude I can tell from how you walk in here where you are......... "He was right, he proceeds to work very diligently on me with painful treatments, and one-sided wrestling matches..... By spring 2008 I'm beginning to make a recovery physically and more importantly - mentally.
My E-type looks sadly at me, as I hobble around. Got to start work again......We are almost up to the present now.......
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