Friday finally came and it was time for my two week post surgery check-up. Wow it seems a lot longer than two weeks. Anyway Dr. Cline had ordered a couple x-rays to check on my progress; I am progressing well and was able to view the x-ray and see the metal in my leg. It looks a lot like the picture I posted below with the difference that my plate is longer and I have four stabilizing screws as opposed to two shown in the picture. Wow… I was just thinking that between this surgery and the one I had in High School that this right leg of mine probably has about $120,000 invested into when all said and done. I am progressing well and I was written a script for Physical Therapy which I start on Tuesday. For now I will be unable to do any strengthening exercises at PT and will be limited to range of motion exercises and gait analysis. The doc would like for the bones and muscles to be healed before starting to work on strength. I have to say Dr. Cline is a great doctor, very personable and takes plenty of time to reassure me that I will be able to ride my bike again and be back to 100% shortly. Needless to say he is well aware that I am very active and am anxiously awaiting those days where I will be back to 100%.
It has been great when friends and family have gotten me out of the house or stopped by; it really helps pass the time. The days get extremely long when I spend the entire day on the couch. For all you movie goers I saw an awesome, must see movie this week, "August Rush." This is one of those movies that I plan on buying when it comes to DVD, it was that good. Highly recommended. Saturday I made it to Barnes and Nobles for a couple hours. I picked up a book on clearance called "Beautiful North America." Its' like a big picture book that talks about the must see places across the U.S. and Canada.
Once I learn to post videos and slideshows on here I plan on putting something together for my West Virginia trip this summer along with some others. Until next time, take care and Happy Holidays!
