PIP: Wanna see my new hardware?

[studytime45]

I know you do!! 

I haven't been posting lately. I think I've been in a funk since I broke my ankle. Anyway, it's 2 weeks post-surgery and I had my check-up on Friday. The wound is "almost infected" and ***TMI***       was oozing fluid. I'm on a 2 week course of antibiotics to fix that, and when I checked the wound today, it looked SO much better. 

I don't have a cast anymore, but I bought an AirCast, which is like a walking boot thingie. I still can't put weight on my ankle, but I'm supposed to do the alphabet in the air to gain range of motion back. 

Here are the xrays: 




Whatcha think? Sexy?  The long screw through both bones was put in because I snapped the ligament connecting them (the tibiofibular ligament, I believe). That sounds painful, right? It actually didn't hurt that bad when I did it. lol

[Jalapeñomel]

The x-rays are cool! Science is cool!

But not cool that you broke your ankle and that is they way to repair it.

[janiejones]

Damn! Hope you're feeling better soon.

[Deleted]

You got screwed!

[sergey]

Jul 1, 2013 19:36:39 GMT -5 @bigtowlittletoe said:

You got screwed!

and ended up with an infection !

[nursewife]

Holy shit! That's a lot of screws. X-rays fascinate me. Hope your back to feeling 100% soon.

[tdk2]

That's a lot of bling! I hope you're feeling better soon.

[alzi]

That is badass.

[missanne]

Awww.. You poor thing. I hope you get to feeling better soon!

[studytime45]

Jul 1, 2013 21:23:18 GMT -5 mekiakoo said:

Wow! The screws will be removed, right?

Nope. They CAN remove the plate and some screws in about a year if it starts bothering me, but ultimately they are supposed to be in there for life.

[juliagoulia]

That's so cool!