Ugh It has been a little while, I know. Last week was a particularly heavy grading week, so I spent much of my free time commenting on student paper drafts. In addition, I am working on another web project, this time for my father. I have been furiously working to try to bring that project […]
My Ankle, by the Numbers Throughout the duration of my recovery, I intend to offer intermittent updates about the various stages of rehab that I’ve experienced and about the overall duration of this very long process. Again, there seems to be precious little information about osteochondral defect rehab on the vast, vast Interwebs, so I’m
Time Flies It is early on the morning of January 7, 2019, and today, I am making my official return to work—two months to the date of my ankle surgery. For the most part, I am now walking in a motion-control boot without the added support of prosthetics. I tend only to use crutches when
Feet Fear Well, I wasn’t kidding about wiggling my big toe. What follows is a short video of one of my latest physical therapy exercises: toe scrunches. As you will see, if you choose to watch a video of my feet (there is a cat drinking wine in the background!), I can move and flex
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A Boot on the Ground! Today marks the day when I can officially begin bearing (some modest) weight on my right ankle. I have not walked since the morning of November 7, 2018, some 36 days ago. Today also marks the day when I am officially off of all post-operation medication, save for the handful
Start with the Toes Right now, I am actually having some trouble moving my big toe. Thankfully, Hollywood, as always, can serve as a source of inspiration. Beatrix Kiddo, I channel your determination on a daily basis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKT7KqkLytw –December 9, 2018 Blog Home
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30 Days Out Well, today marks one month from the date of my ankle surgery. It has not been easy. It’s odd to say that, by the way. As I constantly remind myself, what I have experienced is hardly the most serious kind of surgery, and the prognosis is far from grim. I don’t have
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Attempted Relaxation Here is a picture of the stack of books that I hope to read during my convalescence. They are as follows: Lee Mcintyre, Post-Truth Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad Ron Stallworth, Black Klansman François Cusset, How the World Swung to the Right Mitch Prinstein, Popular: Finding Happiness and Success in a World That
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Rodney Mullen Is a National Treasure When I was young, I attempted to skateboard. At the time, I thought I was pretty good. In retrospect, I was not. Nevertheless, I knew the culture fairly well in those very early crossover days as the sport was gaining mainstream prominence, but before things like the X Games
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How This Feels It’s a rainy Saturday in Washington, DC, and it is just a few days from my 41st birthday and about ten days from the date of my surgery. I have been in better moods. Last evening, as I was eating dinner with my wife, I sat rather silently, and at one point