Outlooks

My Ortho appointment wasn't particularly heartening. He had to re xray the leg, and his reaction to the fact that I had been sent home in a cast wasn't very good. He thought it should have been dealt with right then and there, not sent home for 2 days. Additionally, since it hadn't been dealt with right away, a fracture blister had developed, which was likely going to cause further complications.

He scheduled surgery for the next week, and told me there may be a few different things that would happen. I may end up with an external fixator for starters. I had to look those up - I knew about them, but I hadn't really thought about ever needing one myself. They looked scary. I had to wrap my head around this.

In the meantime, my teammate agreed to swap pick ups with me, so I could use his automatic. Another friend bought pet supplies and came over and helped me with some laundry and a little housework, plus cooked a bunch of lasagna to keep me easily fed for awhile. Things weren't seeming too bad, but surgery was coming up.

Due to some rental equipment not being available, my surgery was going to be delayed. I had two options - delay only one day and have it done at the big hospital, or delay 3 more days and have it done at the doctor's surgery center. I didn't want to delay things any longer than I had to, so opted for the hospital, even though I knew it would cost me more money. Surgery was scheduled for that Wednesday, and I got ready as best I could, taking yet another friend up on her generous offer of hauling me to and from my surgery.