I’m back and I’m titanium free! The surgeon said he was surprised/pleased at how easily the rods/pins/plates came out, but the ankle was a hot mess of scar tissue, which he cleaned up/out. I was in and out in a day – and walked out of the hospital on my own two feet, no assistance! – but for the first time, I struggled a bit to recover from the general anaesthesia, so I’ve been draped across my couch for the last few days, knocking a few books off the pile and enjoying the nice weather we’re having while waiting for all systems to reboot. Meanwhile, the big bandages you see below are already off and I’m just down to the waterproof bandages and a bit of compression sock, which stay for another 10 days or so.
So there is light at the end of the tunnel 🙂
Yes! Hopefully it’s all cruising from here on out. 🙂
Great to hear. Probably greater to experience!! (eventually, anyway)
It will definitely make for quite a story someday. 🙂