Thanks for asking, tri-man. It’s been a pretty rough go of it.
The Bad: Pain management has been tough to get a handle on. She was in this
state (blood alert) for 11 days, until she was able to have
surgery (2 of 3 incisions visible). She had about a five day stretch where she ran a 100-103 fever, which apparently isn’t uncommon post-surgery, but which made her additionally miserable. She’s been essentially bed ridden since New Years Day, so that’s definitely taking a bit of a mental toll (the pain, boredom, regretting the steps that led to the injury, missing activities with our kids, fearful of the future, etc). She’s been on antibiotics the past week for an infection. And she will be non wight bearing for at least 3 months, with “full” recovery likely 12 months out. (Impacting what is currently her final semester of school/clinicals for her Doctorate in Nursing and Nurse Practitioner license, and she’s especially bummed about not being able to pace me at Western States in June which has diminished my excitement a bit as well.)
The Good: By all accounts, the reconstructive surgery was a success. Lots of damage to the front 1/3rd of the ankle joint, but the back 2/3rds was in good shape. That said, she needed
four plates,
lots of screws, and is now guaranteed to set off every metal detector known to man. But everything with the ankle, tibia, and fibula realigned as well as could be expected so now it’s just a waiting game. And lots of work, which I know she’ll put in.
All in all things are as well as can be expected I think. It could’ve been worse, that’s for sure. Going to be a long year for all of us, and especially her, but she will get there.