by Jim McIntosh | May 16, 2011 | Observations, Status |
Today is three weeks since my surgery. That’s half-way through the “cast time” of the recovery — the time that I’ll have to wear a cast. Last week, they removed the old cast, took out the staples, told me that the wound looked like it was...
by Jim McIntosh | Apr 29, 2011 | Status |
They say that if you want to hear God laugh, tell Her your plans. Well, my plans have changed. I am not being sent to St. Petersburg, but rather to Boston, Mass. Our retirement house there has a higher level of care. (This full-leg fiberglass cast that I have to wear...
by Jim McIntosh | Apr 27, 2011 | Status |
Monday morning, I went over to Georgetown University Hospital for the operation on my knee. The operation took about an hour and a half and was a success. (Although one of the residents later told me that I was a “fighter” and the anesthesiologists kept...
by Jim McIntosh | Apr 21, 2011 | Status |
I met with the orthopedic surgeon this afternoon. He told me that the patellar tendon in my knee had been torn. I’ve been learning a lot of physiology. The knee has muscles, bone and cartilage. There are also ligaments, which connect bones to bones, and tendons,...
by Jim McIntosh | Apr 20, 2011 | Status |
Today, I went for the MRI exam on my knee. I have never had something like this so it was fun… until he said, “Don’t move the knee for the next 30 minutes.” Then, all I could think about was having to move my leg. It was noisy but completely...
by Jim McIntosh | Apr 2, 2011 | Status |
These are what’s important to me these days: my crutches, my flip flops, my mosquito spray. Actually, I am doing much better. I can now walk fairly easily with crutches, although I haven’t tried steps yet. The friars here in the General Curia are on...
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