I had never broken a bone until this past week. We had some freezing rain which covered the sidewalks in a thin layer of ice. On my way to the garage, while carrying a box, I slipped and fell. Now I am hurting.
The leg has two major bones, the Tibia, the main load-bearing bone, and the Fibula, which helps support the Tibia. In addition to suffering a very bad sprain, I cracked my left Fibula.
Now I am in one of those “walking boots” that are designed to keep the ankle in alignment courtesy of Dr. Maher at the Howard County Regional Health Center in Cresco.
Needless to say, this has made it very difficult (and painful) for me to move around much. Going up and down the stairs to my bedroom and upstairs bathroom has turned into a chore. Even getting a sock on the left foot has turned into a process, and I can work up a sweat trying to get dressed In the morning. No fun at all.
Prognosis is that I will heal in around 6 weeks, but given my age and medical history it could be longer. Old folks don’t heal as fast as younger people.
That is the main story for this week, but there are a few other updates. Grayce is getting acclimatized to her new home and the cats are beginning to inch closer to her when she takes a nap. The integration process continues. Oldest dog, Bru, is not excited about the newcomer as I think the rapid movements startle her as her vision and hearing are going. JoJo just seems to be amused.
I made a below-the-surface change to my blog page, changing the company that hosts it. I was using iPage but their prices kept going up. That would be OK if the blog was an e-commerce site or otherwise making money, but for a basic family newsletter it was getting out of hand. I am now using Bluehost, not quite as polished in their hosting service, but a lot more affordable. iPage was up to $257.00 per year and Bluehost is $178.00 for three years.
The change-over did not go all that smoothly, but eventually all functions were returned to normal. This is my first post using Bluehost and I trust all will go well! However, if you notice any problems, please let me know.
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
Weekly humor corner:
Make sure Pam takes good care of you and your leg!! I always am careful walking any more because I can not pop up like I use to!! Also I do not care if some one sees me either. Need to keep us updated with pictures of the new puppy, they grow so fast.
Deb:
Thanks for the note. Yes, I will be including more puppy photos as Grayce matures. She does have a mellow personality and the rest of the animals are getting used to her smells in the house. Not easy being added to a home with several cats and older dogs! Grayce does enjoy being out in the fenced run and has come face-to-face with a couple of the neighborhood cats. I think a puppy’s enthusiasm put off getting better acquainted with them but that will come with time.
Good to hear from you!
Jerry
So, nasty fall and limited movement for the duration!!
Heal quickly and keep moving as you can.
Love the blog and I don’t see any differences with the new hosting platform.
Sis:
Thanks for the note. Yes, it was a nasty fall and I will be limping around for quite a while in my medical boot. Old geezers, like me, don’t heal as fast and the Doctor says 6 weeks is probable.
All appears well with the new hosting service. Thanks for that observation. There were problems importing the old hosting database as they, iPage, treated the site as one whereas the new hosting, BlueHost, treats it a two, one for the landing page and one for the blog pages. Took several calls to BlueHost tech folks over a couple of days to finally get it all working. Good thing for chat rooms!
Hope all is going well in your part of Chicago. Say high to Matt and pet the dog for me.
Jer
You got lucky it was the left leg, otherwise you wouldn’t be driving!!!!
Keep on Keeping on!!!!!!
Craig:
Thanks for checking in. Yes, I can drive. getting in and out of the car takes a bit but can be done. Big thing for me is that I can get some sleep thanks to Tylenol. Otherwise getting around is akward and slow but can be done. Going up and down stairs takes a while .
Next appointment is in a few days and another set of X-rays will tell how the healing is going. Ankle itself is feeling better, not quite as tender, and some normal color is returning. Still plenty of black-and-blue and red, though.
I was warned to expect one side effect: Left leg (in boot) is longer than right, and my back keeps trying to rebalance the difference. Best comfort is at night when I take the boot off to go to bed.
Hope You are enjoying your “down south” trip!