Welcome to blog! I started it in 2020 to chart my recovery from breaking my ankle (hence the name). I guess no-one saw a global pandemic coming. It's turned into a place where I can talk about the things happening in my life, my horse and my cats. Enjoy!
Big day today! I’ve been released from the cast! Woo hoo! OK it feels like I’ve got someone else’s leg and a lizard’s judging by the amount of skin I’m losing. It really is pretty disgusting. To be fair, it hasn’t seen light for over 5 weeks so guess it’s to be expected. And my good leg looks pretty battered as well.
It feels very weird, very stiff but no pain – just lots of tingling as the nerves wake up. There’s some muscle wastage on my calf but the registrar was really pleased with it.
Good news is that it’s healing well and I can weight bear on it. 👏🏻
Bad news is that it’s not fixed yet so I have to wear the support boot for 2-4 weeks. Then gradually move to a shoe. No driving till I’m in a shoe. 😔
Really bad news is no riding for at least another 6 weeks. The risk of damaging the blood supply is too great. That would mean the bone dying and lots of long term complications. 😫
I’m really disappointed but what can I do. If I ride it would be against medical advice and I could really mess it up. So more patience for me… Trust me to have something unusual. 🤦🏻♀️
So 2020 was going to be my year. The year I got my life sorted after being served redundancy notice from my job in November 2019. The year I ticked off more things from my horsey bucket list. The year I got my mental health back under control and reduced stress in my life.
I had a plan. And it was a good one. Then the plan changed dramatically on 2 January. I came off my horse at speed and broke my ankle. Badly. Like all good equestrians, I got back on and rode back to the yard, sorted Buddy out and then drove myself to A&E. That’s where this journey really began...
I was sent home from A&E and told to crack on, only to receive a phone call later to say they’d missed a fracture (and a rather serious one at that). Whoops! So fracture clinic on 3 January, surgery on 5 January and home to recover.
I started this blog as a way to chart my recover back to the saddle. As I cleared clinics and competitions out of my diary and wondered what the next few months would bring, it's been a safe space for me to say how I'm feeling.
The new plan was to get a new job, to keep Buddy is kept ticking over and recover from my injury. Another good plan! I didn't expect a global pandemic, lockdown and all that happened in 2020.
This blog has changed over time but it's continued to be my safe space to share the things going on in my life, with Buddy and the cats. Enjoy!
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