Yup, yup, it has. So whats the latest? I GOT MY CAST OFF - YAY!

 

Oh yeah, 6 weeks ago I broke my left ankle while on a SCUBA diving trip - and yes I am over people asking how one breaks an ankle scuba diving! Look I wasn't actually diving at the time - I was hopping back into the boat and severely rolled my ankle, ok. I wanted to post pics of my original x-ray but the hospital still has it. So the pic below is my most recent x-ray, taken at 5 weeks, 6 days post-break.

 

 

So this is were I am at after nearly 6 weeks of wearing a fibreglass cast. Not happy as was fully expecting to have the cast off and be able to do the Riverdance or something. Ridiculous expectation, but thats what I was hoping. Anyway, my GP took one look and sent me down to see an orthapedic doctor (aka OS) down at the hospital. They said I got at least 4 more weeks healing to do. After that I can start looking at physio and rehab. In the mean time I still need to keep my ankle immobile, although downward pressure is ok. So I was sent to orthotics and got my super-funky walking boot. Check it out below.

 

Supa-sexy, huh? Anyway, the good thing is I can walk much easier in it, and its removable, so I can shower and sleep without it. V. happy about that. Also had a go a driving today too. Under the other half's close supervision of course...I couldn't believe it tho - I swear he thought I had forgotten how to drive!

 

But I am not going to get into that...back to my leg. Now with the cast off I can check out how much muscle wastage there has been - 3cms to be exact, thats lost circumference around the widest part of my calf. Not bad I think. Also, was expecting my leg to be supa-pasty coloured beneath the cast, but thankfully thats not the case. As you can see in the pic below, it looks fairly normal; skinny but normal.

 

The broken limb is the one with the band-aid on it - I can't believe it, I cut myself shaving that thing! I never cut myself shaving! Uh!

 

Moving on tho...other recent news includes, my transfer from a PhD to an MSc, which I now have like, 11 weeks to finish - ; plus my Dad was down to visit me for 3 weeks. That was great, wonderful to spend quality time with him. Funny thing is now he has my phone number (Mum was keeper of the phone numbers previously) and so he has now called me twice when Mum is either not home or asleep, hehehe. And he has only been back home for a week!

 

Ok, I better go work on this thesis thing now  Catch ya later...