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It’s been two weeks now and my left ankle/foot is still swollen and painful! Luckily, x-rays showed that I didn’t break anything but this has really slowed me down.

While I will do some walking and stair climbing when I’m at PT (physical therapy), I won’t do much walking otherwise right now as it is hurts too much. L I’m very grateful that my slip and fall didn’t do any damage to my knee or serious injury to my foot/ankle. I know it could have been a LOT worse. And the PA (physician assistant) did still progress my brace to be able to bend to a max of 75° at my visit just before Thanksgiving.
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In just a little while I will be heading up to downtown L.A. to meet with my orthopedic surgeon. Back in June, I underwent the first of three surgeries on my left leg. My appointment today isn’t just a routine follow up. This is the first time I’m seeing the surgeon in outpatient clinic since the surgery. And today he will be preforming an aspiration procedure on my ‘knee’ (or more accurately, where my knee used to be). Unfortunately, this is not my first aspiration so I am not at all naive as far as what to expect. Even though the doctor will ‘numb it up’ in my experience that doesn’t do a whole lot. So needless to say, I am NOT looking forward to this procedure.

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