The first pic is the hole in my ankle. The second is what my ankle looks like after we pack it. Basically, Jake or the nurse shoves in about 6 inches of this gauze stuff and leave a little end to pull out. Most of the hole is beyond the opening. You can kinda see the area around the hole is puffy. My thought for today. I am stronger than I know.
Hi Janice and Julie,
ReplyDeleteWell, BF and I went to the doctor and the MRI showed a tear in my tendon, so yep, I have a surgical consultation this week :(/:). I am excited yet scared to get on with the healing. I have been wearing the book now for a month and am on my feet all day long at work. I laid in bed last night and cried. I have been trying to be grateful for what I do have and what I can do, but sometimes it's hard. So, Janice--is your foot healing well this week and Julie---congrats on your Chinese baby on the way!
Just to clarify, we are adopting a baby domestically (here in the US).
ReplyDeleteKimberly, I am SOO sorry you do have a tear. I am very anxious to hear what options you doctor will give you other than surgery since my orth surgeon is trying to keep me out of surgery - thank God. Maybe I should be having surgery? I wish MRI's were not so expensive or that my insurance paid more of them because after all this I want to see if my ankle is better or worse to decide what to do. I do not go back to the Otho until March 5th but doubt he would order another one.
Good luck to you Kimberly..
Janice - why do you have to pack it?? I am confused.
Kimberly, If you look at the pics with the band-aid on my ankle, that is where the sutures never closed completely. I ended up having a staph infection which needs to heal from the inside out. We need to keep it from closing up before it heals completely on the inside. The packing acts like a wick for the infected stuff. I tend to think the infection was there from the surgery, as it has always looked yucky and never healed well. The first surgery the incision healed completely, so I don't think it is a common issue with this type of surgery.
ReplyDeleteKimberly, I am sorry to hear that your tendon is torn. I pray that you have good outcome. Please keep me posted. And Julie, If you ended up on the surgery road, it will be a long one. Again, keep me updated. Are you in pain? Congrats on your baby news.