Title has a nice ring to it, eh? Nurse cut out the stitches in about three seconds, then I saw the ortho doc. Besides handing me a couple of sheets of glossy pictures (“You can hang these on your refrigerator.”), he went over the operation, & basically gave me a very positive report. He suggested I wait another week before doing any tower climbing, to which I agreed. Going upstairs to the bedroom at night is still sometimes a tad troublesome, so I know climbing would be awkward. It’s not really painful or a problem, just that the movement or action of making that sort of step is, well…noticeable. Other than that, we discussed the nature of the reactions I’ve received from various folks vis-a-vis this surgery, & I’ve come away with two conclusions:
1) We have good medical folks in the Charlotte area (or I’ve been fortunate to FIND good medical folks here);
2) This is the most-performed surgical procedure in America at the moment, so not everyone is going to agree on it. Ever.
I’m satisfied mine went okay, & that I’m on the way to a complete, 100%, good-as-new, farmboy strong recovery. End of story.
I look forward to getting back to work.
stay tuned
