Week 2 - Done

So Saturday was 2 weeks since the accident, freak accident I've decided. I was really mean and grumpy on Friday, I think the leg is starting to irritate me more than anything. I went to see Terminator 2 - awesome, but was very hard to sit through such a long movie with my leg not elevated. The foot was quite swollen by the time we got out of the theater and I was not very nice to Galen because I was upset and frustrated. I called Mom on Saturday morning to learn that Grandmother had fallen on Friday night and broken her bone that was connected to her new titanium hip (femur I think). She just had surgery yesterday, so I have to realize my leg could be a lot worse.

The Dr.'s appointment went well on Friday, I don't have to have surgery for the break as of now, but there is a slight depression on the bone so we will have to monitor the healing progress via getting x-ray's frequently. I have also learned that there is a slight tear in my PCL, but the damage can't be assessed until the tibia bone heals completely. The test is to bend my leg at 90 degrees and push down on the tibia to see if the PCL holds or if it doesn't and the bone goes back behind my knee (ouch). So in about 6 weeks I'll know whether or not I have to have surgery on my PCL. I start physical therapy next week and can (hopefully) start bending my knee again. Still no weight bearing for 6-8 weeks from the date of injury (I think).

Galen was able to go out with his guy friends on Saturday night, a much needed break for him as he's been by my side to help me for the past 2 weeks. I'm learning to be more independent, but still have to rely on people for rides as I can't even walk more than a block without getting tired. Stupid crutches, I hate them! Right now the most frustrating part is that I am not in pain (which is good), but that I can't function like I used to. I hate not being able to be active, I hate not being able to walk, and I hate having to be dependent on people. There are some people in the world that would love to be waited on, I am not like that, I want to be able to do things on my own. Hopefully I will find out about work today, as I need to let the leaves team know.