Updated: Mar 18 I came home from the hospital on Friday afternoon. My Thursday morning surgery was successful. My talus bone had Avascular Necrosis and was dead throughout, and had to be removed. I had a 3D printed bone in a custom shape. The surgeon placed the new 3D bone where the original bone was located. […]
A week has passed and it hasn’t flown by. I’ve been getting a little better with the transferring. Sliding from one chair to the wheelchair has become a little easier, but it still exhausted me. I only get up to go to the bathroom, and when I get back to the sofa I’m out of […]
Week 2 became more relaxing as I felt more comfortable with transfers to-and-from my wheelchair. As I am stretched out on the couch I instinctively start to get up to pick up something across the room. Then I remember that I’m stuck on here. Hubby has been tremendous in coming to help as soon as […]
I’m a little behind with this series. It’s hard to remember all the good and bad experiences I’ve had in the last week. I saw my surgeon last week and he was very pleased with the healing progress. He removed the stitches and told me to start wearing the boot again. He said that on […]
Updated: Apr 10 Some days almost feel surreal. Today was a gorgeous day, with temperatures around 60. The sun was shining and a lovely breeze kept things cool. The only thing that ruined things was that I was at the hospital. I was glad to be able to get an x-ray today, but it wasn’t easy. […]
The last few days have been challenging! My plan was to walk this week with 50% of my weight allowed on the left foot. If you’re just joining this journey, I’m learning to walk after a surgery to replace my Talus bone with a 3D printed model. I can’t complain about pain in the surgical […]
This week the doctor gave me a lot of encouragement and hope for the near future. I rolled myself to the orthopedics department and was quickly taken back for x-rays. That was done quickly and then my doctor came in. He was very pleased with the healing of my ankle. There was some swelling, but […]