It's official!
I am now "graduated" from physio. It was a long painful journey to this point, and I am sure it will continue to be challenging at times...but I have great a support system to get me through those times!
Medical put the wrong cast on and it was pulled off. The second was horrible but it stayed on until the next day. This (the second cast) being pulled off to check for damage/ swelling (day after break)
X-rays to see what damage has been done. 
Third cast- they need to wait for the swelling to go down before determining surgery.
After a week and a while...surgery is done and I'm onto my forth cast (strict order to not get it wet and stay the hell off of it...no fears of that one!)
Finally!!! A time to get out of my apartment....and what do I do....motorcycle store!
The cast is pulled off and I see what my leg has become! Staples pulled out...owww!!!
After staples are pulled out of my leg...the fifth cast goes on (yes...I had once again chosen the black cast!)
The large unveiling of the leg. The hair growth, the pen marks and everything else the result of surgery and various casts!
Finally get to shave my leg....and get a view of how much muscle has been lost.
Gettin' a little scrawny but still not allowed to put 100% weight on it (walking with crutches)
Moved to using a cane, but still cannot be upright for long periods of time....swelling and purple happen really quickly.
I am now "graduated" from physio. It was a long painful journey to this point, and I am sure it will continue to be challenging at times...but I have great a support system to get me through those times!
The journey...
Medical put the wrong cast on and it was pulled off. The second was horrible but it stayed on until the next day. This (the second cast) being pulled off to check for damage/ swelling (day after break) X-rays to see what damage has been done.Third cast- they need to wait for the swelling to go down before determining surgery.
After a week and a while...surgery is done and I'm onto my forth cast (strict order to not get it wet and stay the hell off of it...no fears of that one!)
Finally!!! A time to get out of my apartment....and what do I do....motorcycle store!
The cast is pulled off and I see what my leg has become! Staples pulled out...owww!!!
After staples are pulled out of my leg...the fifth cast goes on (yes...I had once again chosen the black cast!)
The large unveiling of the leg. The hair growth, the pen marks and everything else the result of surgery and various casts!
Finally get to shave my leg....and get a view of how much muscle has been lost.
Gettin' a little scrawny but still not allowed to put 100% weight on it (walking with crutches)
Moved to using a cane, but still cannot be upright for long periods of time....swelling and purple happen really quickly.I am so grateful for all the help that I received for the time that I went through this ordeal. It was with the help of so many people that I was able to keep my cheer and stubborn determination about me!
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