Soooo – I have a metal plate on the outside of the ankle and two screws on the inside. Doug called me a Bionic Woman, but since none of this enhances performance, just will get me back to ‘normal’……
No, there was no ice involved in this. I did it in the kitchen – the second most dangerous room in the home. 🙁 I stumbled, twisting my left foot and went down on it.
While many people complain about our health care system, I have had nothing but excellent care from the orderlies on through the nursing staff and the various doctors. And there seemed to be rather a lot of them! 🙂
I was extremely fortunate in being able to have a spinal block so I’m not dealing with the after effects of general anesthetic – just swelling from the injury and surgery which should subside after 3 or so days.
Tylenol 3’s made me ill, so I have Tramaset (sp?) for pain management.
Many people assume that we have ‘free’ health care in Canada. Not so.
It just seems that way because if you are employed, the insurance premiums are deducted from your paycheque before you ever see it. :} They are considered a taxable benefit if your employer pays the premiums for you.
If you are unemployed or self-employed (as Doug and I were for 9 years) you pay the premiums yourself.
For example, the Tylenol and injection of anti-inflammatory I was given in emerg were covered under the insurance but the prescription for the t-3’s Doug had to pay for. We bought the crutches ($19.00) and I’ll be getting a bill for those in the mail.
Since I’m not to put any weight whatsoever on my left leg for 6 weeks (yikes!) Doug has talked to my family dr’s receptionist and she is arranging for a walker and a temporary handicapped parking pass.
Doug has been a prince stepping and fetching although I rather suspect he will get tired of that long before the 6 weeks are up. However he had a similar break eons ago and knows what I’m going through – although he didn’t have surgery and was able to walk on his walking cast during healing.
I’ll be taking it ‘easy’ for the next 3 days. After that I should be in much less pain and won’t need to keep my leg elevated at which time I can do things like make lace, do jigsaw puzzles, or just read.
There is also PixeLoom to learn and fibre-y dreams to dream.
Currently reading First Lord’s Fury by Jim Butcher