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Ankle Progress Report

I graduated from physical therapy the same day I got my hole-in-one: Friday, April 13th, 2007. My therapy tech is a golfer, so she got a kick out of the news. She said that I had a fast recovery from … Continue reading

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Physical therapy

I’ve been going to physical therapy for parts of the last three weeks and everything is going well. I’ve got another week or two depending on my progress. I can do all my normal activities, but do lack some strength … Continue reading

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Progress

My ankle is getting steadily stronger. I played golf last weekend and even walked 9 holes and carried my bag. My walking cast is off now and I’m wearing a boot. I prefer walking when I play, and I was … Continue reading

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Went golfing

I’ve been swinging the golf club in the house and hitting the nerf golf ball into the dining room crashing it into the ceiling, blinds and plants. Maria put a stop to that. I got her to agree to go … Continue reading

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I can walk again

I got my cast removed on Tuesday and replaced with a walking cast. After a month of carefully keeping weight off my foot, the medical tech told me to stand up so my cast would form to my foot. My … Continue reading

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Getting antsy

I’m only 3 days away from having my non-weight bearing cast replaced with a walking cast. I’ve had this cast on for almost 3 weeks and am ready to start walking with my feet rather than my hands. My hands … Continue reading

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Cast on

I got the temporary splint / soft cast off today. It was the first time I got to see the incisions and the main one wasn’t pretty. I got arthroscopic surgery to remove bone spurs, and those incisions were very … Continue reading

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Ankle surgery

After spraining my ankle last year, a fall that resulted in a broken elbow, and spraining it again on Labor day, I decided to see if there was some way to tighten it. It turns out that there are several … Continue reading

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The Latest

I’ve been spending an unusual amount of time in doctor’s offices lately. It all started with my fall at the South Coast, which resulted in a broken elbow. I ended up going to physical therapy, and just as that ended … Continue reading

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It’s broken

In my last post, I wrote about my fall after I sprained my ankle. Like I said in that post, I originally felt the most pain in my ankle and my upper lip. It wasn’t until I got in my … Continue reading

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