Following the surgery, the Doctor informed me that I had suffered a “catastrophic” injury to my ankle.  He said that he was only able to clean the wound and carefully place the pieces of bone back into my foot and sew it back shut.  He said that he would have a difficult time finding a doctor who would be willing to take such a demanding case.  Even as he was telling me this, I was kind of thinking, “So, I think this means I will probably need a sub for a few days next week.”  Therefore, I was a little taken aback when he told me that I would be needing to take at least three months of disability from my work.  That was a bit of a reality check.