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This evening, I ran with the Alpha Male. Or rather, he hobbled-ran and I gave him a head start ;-). His leg is definitely much better since the second operation but we think the surgeon cut an inch or two off his thigh muscle because he still can't bend his leg all the way because the muscle's shrunk (imagine your thigh pulled to its limit as you try to go further than 80 degrees). The insurance has just cut off the therapy sessions so CV (Crash Victim) will have to pick up the slack by hitting the machines more.
Also, the hospital had helped him to rent a special leg-bending device--it acts like a medieval rack. He has to put his leg in it and using screws at the side and a nut and bolt crank system, slowly crank his leg to 90-degrees, and then he has to sit like that for 30 minutes. He said the first 20 minutes are okay, but the last 10 minutes are sheer torture as it slowly stretches that shortened muscle. He screams like a tortured soul the last few minutes. The mutant dogs all howl along.
All this and taxes. And trying to make the writing work in between the math and screaming. HeeeeLLLP!
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Tortuous Days and Tortuous Nights
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9 comments:
OMG!! That just totally sucks! I hope that in the end, it will be worth it. You are both in my thoughts and prayers.
Maybe a massage will help soothe your mind and body.
Man oh man that sounds so bad :( hopefully it will get better soon.
EEeekkh... as soon as I read bolts and cranks I shivered. I really hope he's gonna be fine!
And as for the disturbances, it's called silicone ear puffs! :P
Oh poor Alpha dude!! Reading about the medieval torture device, pains and screams just made me shudder. I hope he gets better real fast!! Sending lots of prayers your way...for both of you.
Taxes ... ugh!
That torture device ... ohmigawd! Ohmigawd! That's awful!
Sending ::healing vibes:: to CV. :-/
This, too, shall pass. In the meantime, positive thoughts to you both!
Everyone,
Thanks for the sympathy and the prayers. The contraption really looks like a medieval torture rack crossed with a robocop part. It's made of steel/metal of some sort, looks like a leg brace but comes with a CRANK. you tighten the crank clockwise as it moves the legs to the angle you want. Then you're suppose to sit like that, tightening the crank slowwwly during the next half hour. The man just starts moaning by about Minute 20.
But come on. Taxes is more painful. Have pity ON ME.
;-)
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