Humph! Of course we aren't really having all that much fun these days! My wife's ankle surgery went well enough but, oh boy, it ain't pretty. This x-ray shows both the long screws in one area and the plate in the other.
The outside is pretty nasty too. This long incision is the plate. The nurses who have come to help have both said that this is looking really good.
The other side, where the big screws were placed isn't so great.
The doctor's assistant covered the nasty part there with a bandaid. It was a 2" x 4" bandaid that we are changing once a day. What fun. And then we got a boot which I neglected to photograph. I would imagine most people have seen someone wearing one. It's not comfortable so my wife is avoiding it as much as possible!
So now I've got a new job. I'm the cook, housekeeper and wheelchair attendant just about 24 hours a day. Happily we almost always have leftovers from a meal so that cuts the cooking down but it is still quite a day's work. Of course I'm happy to do it but it is very different from when there were two of us splitting the chores. This house was designed for older people and we really see how much difference that makes now that we are wheeling around. It is one story with a tiny bump to go over to get into the garage. The doors and halls are all wide. There aren't any grab bars but you can bet we'll be installing a couple in the near future.
Sometimes we talk about moving from our home here to some place more temperate. But we do have mountains on almost all sides here. This is the sun rising on one of the mountains to the West just over the line in California.
Watching that every morning is pretty special. And we get to see the sun go down on the mountains in the East. It doesn't get old and makes us reconsider ideas about moving.
Gotta go check on my patient. Thanks for stopping by. Keep washing those hands!
1 comment:
ouch! That cannot be very comfortable! Good for you for picking up her share of the chores. I cannot imagine any complaints about the food!
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