Mom brought me to Jackson South this morning for my surgery. Everything went extremely well. Dr. Carbonell was able to remove the fixator, remove a little hardware, and cover the wound. He also manipulated my foot out of the 90 degree angle-position that it has been in for the last 8 weeks. He says that in order to do that, he tore apart a lot of scar tissue--painful--but good. The best news was that the talus bone looks like it is alive. Thanks be to God.
I have been feeling good the last few days--zipping around on my scooter and visiting school. So, I think I kind of had it in my head that I was going to have my surgery and continue improving. WRONG! I can see that I am now almost back at the beginning. LOTS of pain. Very painful movement. Strong spasms. We found that I can't even get up to go to the bathroom
without blanking out from the pain so we are back to using the bed pan. Fun! I called Dr. Carbonell about it and he let me know that I will be experiencing some pretty extreme pain for the next few days because of the ankle manipulation during the surgery. However, hopefully the pain will begin to subside so I can start to take on physical therapy next week. Time will tell.
I am encouraged. This is all part of the process. My spirits are good. My family is amazing. My friends are incredibly supportive.
Love you all so much!
Anne
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