Week five of my recovery brought with it my first legitimate post operative accident. I was in my daughters room and had a crutch slip out from under me when it was accidentally placed on a pile of coloring books and papers. As I began to fall forward my natural instincts kicked I broke my [...]
Sitting around all day… Not moving much outside of going to the bathroom or eating lunch… That kind of describes recovery. Luckily for me, it’s also a reasonable description of my day job. I’m lucky. As a developer I’ve been able to return to work full time pretty early on in my recovery. I credit [...]
The most daunting part of recovery for me thus far is probably the timeline involved. At the time of my surgery I was told that I would have to stay completely off of my broken leg for at least 12 weeks. To say that I’ve had a very difficult time accepting that fact is a [...]
I have officially been home from the hospital a week now. The reality that I have a significant injury is definitely settling in. Many things that I once took for granted have become very challenging or impossible. Mobility is by far my biggest issue. I can slowly hobble from room to room using crutches or [...]
