I am now 12 weeks post op and thought I would take a little time to share about my progress. While I dreaded being “stuck home” for the summer, as I transitioned to movement I think perhaps the sitting at home for 9 weeks was the easy part. I started physical therapy on September 2nd and WOW–it’s amazing how quickly the muscles in a body can atrophy! Since my first PT session 3 weeks ago…
I had my ankle fusion surgery the day after my previous post. I am now one month post op and I ventured out from my apartment for only the second time this past Tuesday. For the most part I am living a certain sort of “groundhog day” existence this summer in my roughly 800 square foot (75 sq meter) apartment. My days are filled with keeping my leg elevated. I spend time watching Netflix/HBO Max/Disney+,…
After a few days spent unpacking and settling into the new (to me) flat, I packed up Ziggy, Jinx, and myself, and relocated us to Dalyan for the rest of the summer holiday. Driving down with one cat was always noisy–but with two it was three hours of them calling back and forth to one another, and Jinx reaching her paw out trying her damndest to get hold of something, anything. Believe it or not,…