Let Freedom Ring

As stated below, this blog is supposed to be about my new career as nurse, but obviously, that has been sidelined due to my recent impediment.  So, until that happens (end of September) I will write about everything else in my life (well, almost everything).

Today I had a follow-up doctor's visit and I was told I could throw away the crutches! I wanted to literally throw them away, but my roommates would rather add it to our collection of growing medical supplies (I told them they should start renting out pieces, but they thought a "Medical Supply Garage Sale" was funnier.  Whatever floats your...wheelchair).  Anyways, in addition to doing without crutches, I was told that all activity is as tolerated and that I can slowly stop using the boot. Yay! Sans running. But who likes to run anyways?

I came home and immediately tore off the steri-strips so I could get a real good look at my suture line.  It's a pretty straight line if you ask me...I am quite impressed. I told my roommates if I am ever to get a tattoo it will look like this: X___________
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Get it? The line is my scar! Upon stating this though I got a look from one of my roommates that said, "Uh-uh, I don't think so. And if you do, I will not see the humor in this, at all. And I have a great sense of humor." Needless to say, I don't think I'll be inking myself anyways in the near future because let's be honest, eventually gravity will ensure that line won't stay straight.

For the past three weeks I've been doing my exercises (deep knee bends five times a day for 20 minutes each) to get ready for today!  Now that I'm here though, I don't know what to do.  I had a great schedule worked around daytime television (yes you read that right, no cable in this house) to get my DKB's in.  Now that I don't have exercises to do, I have regained 100 minutes in each day. What a wonderful problem to have.

For the next few weeks I have some social engagements to partake in and look forward to coming out of hibernation to enjoy the rest of what is left of summer.  Who knows what that will bring, but if it's interesting and "blog worthy," you might read it here!