Before I had my ankle surgery, someone suggested via Twitter that I would be dealing with a different type of "recovery.gov" -- a bit of Government 2.0 humor which made me laugh, but I wonder if most people were as amused as I am.
First, an ankle update
I guess we're on day 5 or so, and things are going well. I'm still having some incision pain that the vicodin and ice are doing a good job of handling, so that's good. This time around, I haven't been spending a lot of time in the boot, since I have my ankle wrapped up pretty good. I went to the doctor yesterday and had all the dressing removed and the big reveal showed a clean incision, much shorter than the one on the right, and hardly any swelling or bruising. Again, I am a total rule follower. Ice, elevation, medication, and this time - coumadin.
Have any of you ever taken blood thinners before? I guess this is a new protocol for foot and ankle surgeries due to the frequency of blood clots. I am taking coumadin daily and have to go in to the doctor to have my blood clotting factors monitored weekly, at least until I am up and running around again. Comes with lots of warnings, including the fact that if I get a bloody nose I have to go to the ER. Crazy. No papercuts for me!
So the surgery went really well and overall, there was less issues with my tendons on this foot than on my right foot. This one had more of the issue with the extra freaky muscle. They removed 3 cm from that muscle to give my tendons more room to move and then fixed the subluxation so I don't have the snapping over my ankle bone any more. Depending on how things progress, I'll probably be able to start getting back to weight bearing in about 3 weeks, rather than the 6 weeks originally thought. This is good!
I am trying to be careful not to overdo it. Just because I have been through this before and it's a bit easier this time, doesn't mean it's smooth sailing, so I am trying to take it easy this week.
Next, Gov 2.0 Update
I had the extreme pleasure and honor of appearing on Government 2.0 Radio on Blog Talk Radio with Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist. First of all, this was Sunday, and I was very hoarse from the anesthesia and groggy from my painkillers, but I was doing my best to stay in the conversation. Craig is an amazing supporter of the new open government initiatives in the Obama Administration and is looking for cues on how to help promote transparency in Government. You can see from his blog that this has become a recent focus. If you have some time to spare, check out the show from Sunday, then listen for future shows. Host Adriel Hampton is a real mover and shaker in the Government 2.0 community, as well as a candidate for US Congress in California District 10. He's doing great work in bringing government to citizens of the web and I have a lot of respect for the work he's doing!
More later when I'm less foggy. Enjoy.
