Looking For The End Of The Tunnel

OK, I've just had my 6 week broken ankle checkup. Hoping for the best, got reailty instead. Some good healing but not as much as the doctor or I was expecting. Did you know that age is a factor in healing? Yeah I did but I was setting my expectations for more.

The good news is next week I'll just use an ankle support and then be able to drive. This will take a big load off of Bobbie hauling my broken A@@ around. This helps healing on two fronts. It puts some light stress on the bones which prompts growth and also gets my muscles back into shape.

My new timetable is : next appt in 4 weeks which would put me at 2-1/2 months. There is a 3 month window (cutoff?) for when healing is very slow and a call can be made to perform surgery if progress is not sufficient. Here's to progress!

On the good side, I do not have any pain so that means progress has been made, just it appears at the lower part of the break closer to the joint. When they ask you how your pain level is, from 0 to 10 and you can say 0, it's a good feeling. I just need to continue to be careful with walking.

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