My New L👀k

The new l👀k I’m sporting😁. Better support and easier to get around in😁. Still using crutches as well. Still can’t put full weight on it. 

It turns out after a second check, now that the swelling has gone down, that it really is just a severely sprained ankle and knee. If it’s not better in a couple of weeks we revisit things with Ortho but it’s going to be better!  

Another update on my leg

Just found this bruise today and that’s on the back of my knee. It looks the best but hurts as bad as the bruises on my foot and lower leg. Go figure. Go to my primary doc for a recheck tomorrow. I expect she’ll take more X-rays. Have to get her referral for ortho. Then when I go to Ortho it could be two or possibly even three different specialists that I may have to see for this leg and foot. What ever happen to the days when an Ortho doc took care of any affected areas???  Now it’s a specialist for this area and that area🙄. What a total pain. We’ll see what gets said from my doc tomorrow. 

Handrails

We have an entire set of handrails leading up to the new deck now. Woohoo 🙌🏼!!!  Little be little the rest of the railing will get done this summer in between all that T has going on with TaeKwonDo and Scot with work. 

Back at it

Working on the deck again now that we have warm weather again. I just wish that I was able to help. Scot and T make a good team. They are getting the railing for the stairs up today. Hoping by fall it will be completely done. We have so much on our plate that things have to get done a little at a time. This picture I had to take from the window of the guest bedroom. 

This picture is from me sitting outside watching since I can’t help:

T just took this next picture. 

One handrail is done. 

One side finished:

Scot will get the other side done tomorrow.

Leg Update

I went the past couple of days with barely any pain meds and tonight it just got unbearable so I took both pain meds to take the edge off.  Monday I will be making a call to Ortho to get seen and do another set of X-rays to make sure the urgent care docs didn't miss a break/fracture somewhere.  I've had several sprained ankles in the past but none of them ever gave me this kind of pain and it's why I tend to think there's a little more going on than just a sprain.  At worst something more is going on and at best it really is just a bad sprain but at least I'll feel better having gotten it looked at again now that the swelling is down.  It will give me peace of mind having knowledge of exactly what I'm dealing with anyhow.  Here's the latest picture that we took tonight while doing my at home laser treatments.

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Pic from Today

Just figured I’d show you the latest and greatest pic of my foot and leg. Oh the colors we will change to…

Chiropractor Today

Chiropractor appointment went well today. There was lots of adjustments that needed to be made because of my fall. He did a laser treatment on me to see where I was so he could know how to steer the at home therapy plan with the at home laser unit. He’s given us a plan and we go back next week to see how much progress we’ve made with this plan. I’m hoping by next week I can be using my leg more and not have to be so dependent on the crutches. Crutches are no fun and when you’re out of shape and overweight it makes simple things like walking up stairs to get into the house almost and impossibility. Glad I don’t have to leave it again til my next Chiropractor appointment.  

Update on my Leg and Foot

Swelling is completely down in my toes and it feels like it’s down in my foot too. Today has been my best day yet since the fall. I’ve been really good about taking the pain meds and keeping it elevated. When I walk with the crutches now it doesn’t hurt near as bad as it did. A lot of that has to do with the swelling being down I’m sure. Donna has been a God Send. She has been there like no bodies business to help me in my time of need. After getting T past the initial upset and scare of it all he’s doing better. I’ve gotten a lot of rest because of this. It was much needed too but I certainly didn’t wanna get it this way…LOL!  Sleeping has been hard because I have to sleep on my back and I’m so not a back sleeper but this too shall pass. Scot and my mom are coming to pick us up from Mrs Donna’s this evening and get us back home. I wish I could say I can’t wait to get home and sleep in my own bed but I still won’t be sleeping in my own bed. I’ll be relocating downstairs into our guest bedroom for the time being. 

I will be going to the chiropractor tomorrow and having him check me out and adjust me. After that we’ll see if I need to make an appointment with ortho or not. Since nothing is broke I’m hoping and praying we can get things healing good and be able to avoid the ortho doctor. We’ll see because only time will tell. 

That’s all I have for now. I’ll let ya know things as I know them so chow for now. 

(Picture taken last night before I went to 😴 💤)

I’ve Fallen and I can’t get up...

My new award that I got for slipping and falling in the rain today😢. I badly sprained my knee and ankle. When I do something there’s no half way...LOL!  If it doesn’t start feeling better in a couple of days I make an appointment with ortho for them to look at it. So thankful for the awesome parents from T’s team who helped me. Such incredible families/teammates that are on T’s team😁. We will be at Mrs. Donna’s until Monday evening when my husband and mom come to take us back home. 

This is the first time I’ve hurt myself like this since I was a teenager. T was in so much shock over it because mom has never been hurt like this in his lifetime. He was pretty scared. He’s better now. I made a goof though. I kept Scot informed of what was going on while at urgent care but not T. Note to self...next time there’s an emergency situation keep both my guys in the loop. Praying there won’t be a next time.