Two full months down and the road to recovery is getting smoother. See some of the things I am now able to do, How I am doing them, and where I hope to get by August 1, when I officially turn 50.
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I never get used to that electric saw, though. I am convinced he is going to slip and cut deep into my foot or take off a few toes. More than once, at the slightest sensation of the blade coming to close, to my flesh, I jerked my foot out of his hands, uncontrollably.
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The hardest part for me is my own head. I feel like a burden to my family. I hate that while Lindsay has to work so hard with #babyKai, she also finds herself tending to me directly, and having to plan things and work around my limitations. I feel like it makes me unattractive to her.
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I’m 1.5 weeks into a 6-8 week, no-weight bearing, life on the leg, lifestyle. I have had two post-op doc visits and two casts. I took the pain meds the first week, but I refuse to take them anymore.
Here’s more of what this recovery is like…
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In these before and after Xrays, you can see where the doc shaved off a considerable amount of bone. During the surgery he shaved this bone, cleaned up some gnarly scar tissue in there, and addressed the bursitis by draining retained fluid in the bursa sac.
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3,142 miles takes a toll on the body. In this blog series, I will document the experience as I make my way through the surgery, the recovery, the [physical therapy, re-learning to walk, and slowly making my journey to athleticism, again.
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I’ve always done stuff like this - surfboards, skateboards, weight-lifting gear, … if it’s fun, supports personal expression, and promotes individual growth, I’m all about it, and all about sharing that stoke with others, …kids especially. But why? The quick answer is what I just wrote. It’s a safe, easy-breezy answer, that makes me look all sunshine ‘n kittens and sunny day chill. Unfortunately, it’s not the honest answer. The honest answer is much darker.
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I wanted to live for a living, right? Well, when you find yourself halfway around the world, rolling deep in self-administered suffering through the streets of Thailand, in the middle of the pitch-black night, pondering ways to join others in the personal fight for freedom from demons so taboo no one wants to touch them, and you are doing so through extreme physical events designed to get people to pay attention - you are definitely living for a living.
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In February, 2018, representing RUN2HEAL and HFC, I was given an amazing opportunity to put groups of financial summit attendees through some tough workouts on the beach in Miami, Florida. It turned out to be one of the best experiences in this journey, see why...
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