Another one bites the dust - Page 2

Water Warrior 2 · 10-30-2017, 01:28 AM

Wonderful to hear about your progress.Your determination is very inspiring.

burkbuilds · 11-16-2017, 01:19 AM

Thanks WW,

I'm making steady, if slow, progress, although my Physical Therapist tells me I'm about 25% ahead of where they thought I'd be at this time. I can stay up in a chair for about 4 hours now before the swelling requires me to elevate the leg, so I can actually roll around in my wheelchair and do stuff for a while now. My pain level is way down and I'm only taking a nerve pain medicine that's not opiate based and it does not make me drowsy or anything so that's a big improvement. No prescription pain meds other than that one now, yea.

My range of motion in the leg is still limited by swelling and to some degree pain when I bend the joints but I'm making progress. I'll go back to Dr the first week in December for more x-rays and evaluations and they should be able to tell me about when I can expect to start putting weight on the leg again at that time.

I've taken up whittling (wood carving with a knife) which is something I've always wanted to try but just never had time. I've done more than I thought I could already so maybe I'll be decent at this after a few years. It's fun and I like making things so this is a relatively cheap hobby that I can do from a chair for now.

I'll attach a pic of my first piece which I carved out of a broken broom handle.

Water Warrior 2 · 11-16-2017, 04:17 AM

BB, you really amaze me. If it were me I would be sitting here drinking coffee, chain smoking and feeling sorry for myself.

Careful with the knives, you don't want another injury.

Many years ago I received a Swiss Army Knife as a safety award at work. First thing I did was cut myself.

Vegas Street Rider · 11-16-2017, 02:16 PM

Nice carving. Looks like Father Christmas has arrived. Wish I was talented in the various art forms but even my stick figure drawings are hard to make out as to what they are. Good therapy for you too. Still praying for your quick healing.

burkbuilds · 12-03-2017, 12:12 AM

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas. I'm still on the mend but making progress. My son in law brought me his old multi station home gym and I've started working on my upper body while I'm waiting to be allowed to put weight on the leg. I return to the Dr this week and they'll let me know if it's ready for weight bearing or if it needs to grow some more bone.

I'm still doing some carving. I've made a few "wizards" or "father Christmas" if you prefer and yesterday I did my first "little guy" carving. I'll attempt to add the pics.

My wife and I actually went out tonight, first time I've gone anywhere but a Dr's since the wreck. We did some Christmas shopping for the grand kids and had a nice dinner at a local restaurant, just the two of us, then came home and watched some movies on the TV. It was really nice to go out but it was a lot of work for my wife loading and unloading the wheelchair. She's been a trooper through all of this. I think I'll keep her.

I'll keep you posted on my recovery.

blaine · 11-16-2017, 07:52 AM

WTG.....Great to hear of your Progress....One Day at a Time.......The carving is awesome!!!!

blaine · 12-03-2017, 08:04 AM

Awesome news....Merry Christmas to you & yours!!!

blaine · 12-15-2017, 11:41 PM

Great news & have a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

burkbuilds · 12-22-2017, 07:34 PM

Continuing progress on my recovery. I can now use a walker and get around the house. Each day I seem to be able to put more weight on my right leg with less and less pain. The Physical Therapist I worked with today told me she thought I'd be able to walk without any "help" in another couple of weeks. I still have very little feeling or range of motion in my foot but they think that may improve more as the swelling continues to go down and yes my foot is still about twice it's normal size. My scabs are almost all gone now, just a few left around the ankle where my foot was almost severed and one about the size of a half dollar on my heel. I'm going to place pretty high in the scar category for my right lower leg from now on, lol.

Merry Christmas to all. Santa's just a few days away, if you haven't been good up to now, well, probably to late to improve your chances so enjoy yourselves.

Water Warrior 2 · 12-23-2017, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by burkbuilds

I'm going to place pretty high in the scar category for my right lower leg from now on, lol.

But you still have a lower right leg. A big plus in my books.

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11-16-2017, 07:52 AM	#6
blaine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: P.E.I. Canada Posts: 3,784	WTG.....Great to hear of your Progress....One Day at a Time.......The carving is awesome!!!! __________________ If at first you do succeed, try not to look surprised.
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12-03-2017, 08:04 AM	#7
blaine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: P.E.I. Canada Posts: 3,784	Awesome news....Merry Christmas to you & yours!!! __________________ If at first you do succeed, try not to look surprised.
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12-15-2017, 11:41 PM	#8
blaine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: P.E.I. Canada Posts: 3,784	Great news & have a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. __________________ If at first you do succeed, try not to look surprised.
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11-16-2017, 02:16 PM	#4
Vegas Street Rider Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 1,089	Nice carving. Looks like Father Christmas has arrived. Wish I was talented in the various art forms but even my stick figure drawings are hard to make out as to what they are. Good therapy for you too. Still praying for your quick healing.
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12-22-2017, 07:34 PM	#9
burkbuilds Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shannon, Georgia Posts: 1,268	Continuing progress on my recovery. I can now use a walker and get around the house. Each day I seem to be able to put more weight on my right leg with less and less pain. The Physical Therapist I worked with today told me she thought I'd be able to walk without any "help" in another couple of weeks. I still have very little feeling or range of motion in my foot but they think that may improve more as the swelling continues to go down and yes my foot is still about twice it's normal size. My scabs are almost all gone now, just a few left around the ankle where my foot was almost severed and one about the size of a half dollar on my heel. I'm going to place pretty high in the scar category for my right lower leg from now on, lol. Merry Christmas to all. Santa's just a few days away, if you haven't been good up to now, well, probably to late to improve your chances so enjoy yourselves.
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