I thought I would do an update for those of you who were wondering how I’m getting along these days. All two of you, anyway. This time last year, I had only been walking unassisted for about 4 weeks. What a difference a year and […]
Tag: Broken Knee
Life Post Partial Hardware Removal
June 20th, I sat in my orthopedic surgeon’s office waiting to see him thinking his office decor could use a serious update. While I waited, I studied on my cell phone the latest x-rays they had just taken of my knee. The tech always lets […]
Tibial Plateau Fracture Recovery Hardware Removal
So on Tuesday, I’m sitting at my orthopedic surgeon 11 month follow up appointment nervous as all hell. Why? Because I’m waiting to see if my surgeon is on board with taking this icky painful hardware out of my leg. He walks in, a man […]
Tibial Plateau Fracture Recovery Moving On With Life
Welcome to my continuing journey of my tibial plateau fracture recovery. Tibial Plateau Fracture Recovery Update: Moving on with life after a tibial plateau fracture: My first post of the new year. Happy 2018 everyone! I’m glad I decided to journal my tibial plateau fracture […]
Tibial Plateau Fracture Recovery Part Four: Learning to Walk Again
My tibial plateau fracture recovery journey continues. Read my full journey here. Tibial Plateau Fracture Recovery: August 1st, 2017 I was released to 50% WB (weight bearing) by my orthopedic surgeon. He didn’t give me any other instructions other than handing me another prescription for […]
Tibial Plateau Fracture: Postoperative Recovery
What to generally expect during tibial plateau fracture postoperative recovery period. As someone who’s experienced a traumatic broken knee/leg I know what’s it’s like. Read about how I acquired my tibial plateau fracture here Read about my external fixator and surgery experience here You don’t […]
Tibial Plateau Fracture Recovery Part Two Surgery & Recovery
Traveling in a car with an external fixation device was no easy feat. We had a 3 hour trip back home to Fort Lauderdale and my plan was to make sure I took a pain pill before I was discharged from the hospital. I had […]
Inspiring Tibial Plateau Fracture Recovery Blog (Series)
Welcome to my series of posts of my tibial plateau fracture recovery blog. Get a peek inside my accident and recovery. What to expect and some essential items. Tibial Plateau Fracture Recovery Blog: Looking at the above photo always makes me cringe when I think […]