Got NEW Duds on my Leg

So, it was starting to feel inside my splint a bit like last time, feels like blisters are being rubbed inside. So I called the surgeons office and told them of my concern and my previous history of Staph infection so they said come on down this afternoon and we will check it all out. So thankfully they pulled off the splint and all is well everything seems to be healing well and no infection brewing at all. So they wrapped it up in a new splint and off I went back home. I will be back next week for my official 2 week Post Op appointment and hope that all still is going well, I think they will x-ray at that time and hope to see that all is healing and in position and doing what they want it to do! :)

Surgery Day

Surgery is done, and back home now.... I have a nerve block now so not much pain really,  but a bit worried whats gonna happen as it wears off..... Time will tell :)

Surgery AGAIN! Fusing my Ankle

So really I should feel blessed first off that I even have the ability to have ANOTHER surgery, second that this is actually only my 3rd one cause I have heard many people who are having 5, 15, even 20 surgeries later and still expecting more.


But, tomorrow is the BIG day for me, they will be fusing the upper and lower joints of my ankle so I will no longer have any side to side or up and down motion in my ankle. There will be rod up my leg and thru my foot essentially that form a 90 degree angle and will be locked into each other which will hold my leg in the position while the bones all grow together. They also will have to remove about a 3" section of my fibula which can also be used for grafting as needed. Oh and the screws and all the hardware that was previously put into my ankle will now be removed. I will keep the rods in my leg forever they do not go back and take those out, cool so like I will officially have a metal rod from mid leg all the way down... I am hoping to get pics of my xrays down the road to show all the details...

So Please Say your Prayers for me tomorrow!!

My cankle and wound pic update

My ankle still looks very Cankle there is no difference between leg, ankle, and foot it is all one big BLOB.. sucks looks horriable but the wound is getting smaller.... still many months later though.... frustrating!!

One year after the infection surgery

It has almost completely healed one year later.. there is a very small little spot that is still not closed completely but we are pretty much there!!

Wound Picture Update

Another Pictures Update:

Ankle Wound Update Picture

Updated Picture of my ankle wound.