Less Screwed!
[Photos and post from 31 March 2016. Yay!]
After two false starts, the third time was the charm, and the horizontal screw was finally removed today. Yay!
It didn’t start off well, as I had to wait for over an hour after I arrived, because they ran into trouble with a more involved screw removal ahead of me in line. But, once they got started, it went really smoothly, and wasn’t painful except for the numbing (as always).
I could feel right away that I’ve got more range of motion in my ankle. Instead of being limited to second position (ballet style), I can now stand (crookedly) in first position, i.e. with my heels together.
Now I just have to relearn how to walk. Yay! (5 images total)
This was in me.
My iodined foot, and the big portable x-ray scanner before they really got going.
Waiting for the local anesthetic to kick in.
With a lovely bandage, and tube sock to keep it in place for a few days.
The top of the screw, just for kicks.