This morning I went to the doctor’s office to follow up on some surgery I had in early December. Although I had seen the doctor in the cast room a couple of times following my initial visit to his office in late November, today’s visit was only the second time that I had been in [...]
Archive for the ‘surgery’ Category
Things I Wonder About—Chapter 1
Posted in Opinion, surgery on March 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
She Won’t Let Me Ride
Posted in Flatlander HOG Club, Safety, surgery, weather on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My wife, who is affectionately known around here as the Harley Honey, is a frequent passenger on the back of the Green Machine. So frequent that when we haven’t been out for a ride in a while, she’ll start complaining about not riding enough. How many can say that about their wife or significant other? But, wow, [...]
Finally Got To Ride
Posted in surgery, Trip Reports, weather on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
December 2, 2008, seems like an eternity ago. That was the last time I had been astride my motorcycle before my ankle surgery…and, man, did I miss it riding the Green Machine. On Tuesday of this week, though, the doctor put my left foot into a walking cast and shoe. I felt like I was ready [...]
It Won’t Be Long Now
Posted in surgery on January 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
After spending more than seven weeks in a non-weight bearing cast following reconstructive ankle surgery, I finally was put into a walking cast (with toes exposed) and a special “shoe” that will allow me to manuever upright without my little scooter. Even more important, though, is that I’ll be able to get back on the “Green [...]
Laid Up and Going Nuts
Posted in surgery, weather, West Texas on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, and it’s been since Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, that I have not been able to ride my motorcycle…and I’m having lots of problems adjusting. I knew that when the doctor told me that I was going to need surgery on my left ankle to repair damage caused by several [...]
