Ankle Surgery

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Hi everyone

I hope this note finds you feeling well or on your way to feeling better. I

have been working hard for a month in Physical Therapy to try and avoid surgery.

Well, I went back to the surgeon yesterday to see what she thinks. When she

pulled up the Stress X Ray of my Right ankle she physically cringed and had to

look away. Then she commented about how many xrays she looks at every day and

how few of them give her that gut reaction and make her cringe. It was pretty

ugly if I do say so myself. Anyway, she is giving me another month, at my

request, to build muscle in Phys Therapy before she takes me to the operating

room on October 19 to tighten the ligaments and try to give me some stability.

She really has no idea what condition my loose ligaments are in until she gets

in there. (How much destruction the stills has done to the connective tissue) I

will have a three month recovery time. She is concerned about the staph

infection I had last year (septic knee in

yesterday's discussion of infections). I guess we will find out, huh?

Well, I just wanted to let you all know what is going on. Thanks for

listening.

Stay Healthy

Branson, MO

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