Well Everyone, thank you so very much for all the Prayers, i got to the hosp at 7:30 Am, checked in, the surgery nurse came up to get me. They put me in a gown, and a man diaper, and started talking with me. I was talking to the gal who was going to knock me out, and a former Corpsman for the Marine corps. they showed me a monitor how the needle was going for the right nerves. I heard a thud, thud, thud, it was my leg beating on the table, they found the right nerve to my foot. they Isolated it, and i helped them put me on the surgery table. About 3 seconds later i was waking up, lol. Actually it was a little over 3 hrs and i now have a brand new ankle, the dr extended a ligament in my foot for more flexibility and they DID NOT have to reset my heel bone!! That alone would have made my healing process 2 more weeks of non weight bearing on my right foot. The physicians assistant came in sat told me , my wife and the Dr decided i should stay over night.That Sat morning, when she showed up, she said the ankle is ''Perfect'' and it really worked out very, very well. My whole foot is asleep, on a pain drip. I have a rubberized cannister in a black nylon bag around my neck with a small hose that runs to a needle in my thigh to drip pain meds into a nerve then, to the ankle. It will come out tomorrow some time. All and all, the surgery was a complete success, and thank you all again for the Prayers and well wishes. I had some anxiety issues and some doubts, but, i put it all in GODS hands and he smiled on me, and its behind me now. It will take time, healing, and patience plus a big dose of therapy to get to the end result. But, its all going to be worth it. They forgot to tell me about the numbness in my foot, and it had me pretty worried, but, after explaining it, I'm good to go. All my body functions are on line, and good to go, i honestly feel very, very good, but, not being able to walk on the foot at all for 4 wks will be a daily challenge. So, please keep me in your PRAYERS in that respect. The foot is a very impressive array of bones, nerves, joints and it all is very important. Me I'm going to keep looking UP to GOD , Praying and thanking him, and trusting in him. I honestly tonight feel GREAT, thank you all very much again, its been a journey, but, its coming to a conclusion eventually and i'll be able to do a lot more than i have in the past. Thank you all again. I have to give GOD all the credit for my recovery, surgery, and the way it turned out, i actually sleep very comfortably in bed foot/leg on 2 pillows, got 6hrs sleep last night. FELT GOOD TOO!!
Hay everyone, its getting even BETTER at around straight up midnight Feb 22n'd i woke up and thought i should try to move my toes, and guess what I CAN MOVE MY TOES!!! Just more PRAYERS being answered man oh man, thank you so much to GOD!!! we take so much for granted!!! I have been so very, very blessed, i can really move my toes!! and i'm guessing my pain pump is off and i have absolutely ZERO pain in my foot for now, nothing!! Another true BLESSING for me!! I AM humbled by GODS Grace for me.
B.Brown WOW wonderful news. God does get all the glory. Keep leaning on Him and you will be up and running in no time.
Pulled the pain catheter out at 3:30pm it’s 7:25pm and no pain. To be fair, I did take one aleve at 3:30. You bet GOD gets ALL THE GLORY.
I can't complain, i've taken 2 aleve in 2 days, took out the pain catheter yesterday, so the toes are AWAKE totally now, and honestly, no pain. On the cheat sheet about what was going to go on with my foot, they mentioned the 2 words extream and pain, so far i'm really blessed with what i would consider no pain. GOD IS GREAT! to HIM ALL THE GLORY. I really feel i could walk on my foot right now, BUT, Drs orders NO WEIGHT bearing till he see's me, March 4th. then, we'll see what happens.
Well, here's the results it looks wrinkled from my sock, lol. But feels great, again, but for GOD, This has really turned out Great!
And just so we keep with the wood “theme” here is a picture of the old blaze king in the back ground just a “ whoofin” lol ‘
ha,ha, that's what a friend of mine said, as well, lol. Have some good news ''again'' i get to put my ''moon boot'' on the 18th , use my crutches and see how good i can walk on my new ankle joint. To be honest i feel like i could take off walking right now. I have not cheated even one time, i've kept the foot off the floor, and ZERO weight on it as well. But, i don't want to get too over confident and mess things up. So, the afternoon of the 18th of this month, i'll give it a very careful try out. I think this might be the real test, but, i'm not going to try to be a hero, or anything, i'm going to do just like the Dr told me to do it. The butter fly tapes are still across the incision, they said, wash it, which i have, and they should fall off on their own. Not going to rip them off either, i'll keep them on till at least the 18th as well. It'll be 3wks the 18 since i had the surgery. And, its still really feeling good. top of my foot and big toe is numb, but, i'd bet that goes with the territory in surgery like this.
Started Therapy monday the 5th of April, didn't do much, interview with therapist , then given a hand out flyer, with exercises i am supposed to do. April 6th, got up this morning early as usual. Then, did my first actual ankle movements since the surgery, i was also given permission to use my right foot with some weight bearing on it as well. THAT felt good! So, i did all the exercises the appropriate amount of times plus a few extra's just for good measure. I have to say this, even though they seemed like very low impact movements at the end of all of them, i could really tell those 8 that i did, really helped. Then the very last one i did was another stretching exercise, helped me to relax and i walked outside with the dog a little. Right now, i am really feeling good, foots a little swollen, but, to be expected, no biggie. Then iced it for about 15 min, that really felt good. I'm taking it nice and slow, easy, and not pushing anything. I set up the therapy so i could go in every 2wks and talk, show the therapist my growth in my range of motion. I had a lot of arthurites in my ankle, now with the replacement, i have none of that, and it's actually feeling quite good. No running, jumping, or anything in that respect for a while. I'll see the Dr again the 13 of May this time. For now, i'm almost treating my ankle like nothing has happened, but, I'm very careful on rough ground, in the yard, and when i walk. IF you think you might need a new ankle joint replacement, DON'T BE AFRAID OF IT!! Trust me, its like day and night with my pain level, i have NONE, haven't had any since my surgery either!! 2 wks prior to my surgery i was on crutches, because i couldn't walk on my right ankle at all. And, i had a TOTAL ankle replacement, its already paying dividends my attitude has changed i feel really great! But, i know i have to pace myself and April 19th isn't that long ago when i had the surgery and ankle replacement. For me, the hardest part was keeping my right foot up for that first 4 weeks with no weight bearing on it. Make it that far, and the rest is honestly pretty good going from then on. I've got a ways to go in the flexibility part, but, i'll get that done one way or another. The Dr also lengthened a ligament in the back of my ankle, that's a little tight, but, coming along as well. thanks again for all the well wishes and the Prayers. I appreciate it very much.
