Happy birthday, meara!

So, y'all remember the Iceland vacation last year where I came home with a broken leg? Literally, as in, it was not set until a week after I got home?

Yesterday I went back to see the surgeon because the ankle has not been healing as quickly or as well as I want. Well, it's not getting better because it's gotten worse. There's no cartilage left in the ankle at all, and the fibula broke again. Probably within a few weeks of it being set, because it broke along the same diagonal line. Just broke in half and slipped off the pins in the metal plate. I don't know how or when; I didn't even feel it!

So next month I go back for *another* surgery to set this bone *again*. Please send Buffista ~ma for the bone to heal properly this time.

As for the "completely arthritic" ankle, there's nothing to be done about that. I won't have it fused, and I don't want to do a joint replacement, not yet anyway. Surgeon agreed with my decision, and said if it were his ankle, he'd take it easy and just see how many years he could get before it got too painful to live with. So there's no more "working on increasing flexibility and strength" in that ankle. Now I'm just working on keeping it from getting worse. Which eventually it will anyway.

Surgeon said he didn't see how I was even walking around. Apparently I should be in excruciating pain or something.

I put a photo of the X-ray on Facebook, if you're into that.

tl;dr: I've been walking around on a broken leg for months, and my left ankle is fubar, and I seem to have a fairly high pain threshold.

Oh, Zen! You knew it wasn't right. It's good you didn't go any longer. Sorry you have to do surgery again. Ugh.

That sucks, Zen. I'm sorry about the arthritic ankle, but I hope the surgery can finally fix the other one.

Oh no, Zenkitty! I'm so sorry. I hope the surgery and not-getting-more-fucked-up approach help.

Dammit, volcano gods, that is a dirty trick.

ETA: bone~ma, of course

Holy crap, Zen! I hope someone finally fixes something for real this time!

I feel like I need to send this to our guide & thank him again for all the literal props & handholding he provided my parents.

And Jesus, you've got your own Icelandic saga. And further evidence in my claim of " well, there are no natural predators there, it's just that the island itself will try to kill you."

Happy birthday, meara.

Gud, I love that you are making progress on the new board, bit by bit. You have so much on your plate, so I really appreciate the effort you put in.

I have a financial assessment at work tomorrow. I spent 5 hours wrestling with a $9.02 discrepancy. I wish alcohol weren't so carby.

Thanks for the support, y'all.

You knew it wasn't right. It's good you didn't go any longer.

I did, and I really should have gone sooner, but... depression, etc.

Dammit, volcano gods, that is a dirty trick.

I may have to go back to Iceland to apologize for whatever I did and pour out a libation.

I feel like I need to send this to our guide & thank him again for all the literal props & handholding he provided my parents.

Ha, for real. Not sure a guide could've stopped me going down that crater though!

And Jesus, you've got your own Icelandic saga.

I do! Maybe I'll change my last name to Marysdottir.

And further evidence in my claim of " well, there are no natural predators there, it's just that the island itself will try to kill you."

THAT is 100% true. (It's still mad about the Vikings cutting down all the trees. Completely understandable.)

I wish alcohol weren't so carby.

I have this thought almost every night.