My post-op appointment was incredibly promising, as I had hoped
it would be. The
fracture is healing as well as expected and the doctor said I will be really
happy with the scar that the incision leaves. (They glued it instead of stapled
so it should be pretty faint.) I got all my questions answered and I now have a
better handle on what I can and cannot do.
The most important thing that I CAN do?
Go back to Norman!!
Don’t get me wrong, I love my mom and living with her the
last few weeks has been great (popcorn and movie nights with her are the
best). I am just so ready to get back to normal and moving back to Norman seems
like the biggest step towards that.
There are going to be some challenges, most of which I think
I’ve thought out and planned a course of action. I definitely don’t want to be
a burden on my roommates so I’m trying to anticipate every situation I might
come across. I’ve already mentally switched sides of the bed (which is kind of a
bummer, I hope I can sleep), and I’ll be acquiring a lamp as well as a robe. I
think I’m ready to get back into the swing of things and if something comes up,
I’ll just have to deal with it as best I can.
I can drive as long as I’m not on narcotics however I’ll
probably be taking my apartment’s shuttle to campus every day just to keep
things easy. I’ll keep an update on how many weird looks my brace and I get.
Speaking of pain meds, I haven’t taken any since 6 pm
yesterday and I’m feeling pretty good. I am able to sit up for long periods of
time without much discomfort and I’m hoping to walk a mile at some point today.
It’s really cold outside and unfortunately my Uggs don’t make for great walking
shoes so we’ll see how far I actually make it.
The period of time I’ll be in the brace was the only
disconcerting thing that came up during the post-op. The doctor said he would
like to see me in it for 12 weeks instead of 8. I’ve already got 2 weeks down
but that still keeps me in this thing until January 17th. I’m going
to do my best to get used to it and not let it bother me. I’ll be at the Wormy
Dog this weekend and I’m going to the Iowa State game as well as Bedlam. It’s
not the ideal situation but it’s a whole hell of a lot better than not being
able to go out at all. And hey, maybe I’ll figure out some way to bling out the
brace. Anybody got a BeDazzler?
Well I’ve got to go study some Italian since I’ll be back in
class and thoroughly confused on Friday. Enjoy your Tuesdays!
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