To quote the fabulous Amy C = I got the mean reds!

Here goes yet another seemingly ridiculous post about my leg. I think that at this point I am not entirely opposed to simply cutting it off and feeding it to the lions. But that might possibly be a little drastic.

So I had yet another scan of my leg where they determined yet again that I had no breaks but some serious tears in the ligaments and a great deal of inflammation. That was on Monday. Tuesday I went back to see the Sports Doc and gave him the results. I told him that the swelling does go down with this orthopedic sock. And it is true that the pain is better when the swelling is down. He really did not give me a chance to tell him that when I take the sock off it swells back up. My goal of the appointment was for them to schedule the surgery so that at least there is a time frame on the end of this whole ordeal.

I am not by any means someone who wants surgery. I am however someone who is familiar with her own ankle and the amount of times that she has injured it. I also remember all the doctors in my past telling me that if I hurt it again I was going to need surgery to re-stabalize my ankle. I ALSO REMEMBER THE SAME MAN TELLING ME THAT JUST A WEEK AGO.

Well he has done an about face on his previous decision and is now saying that after 7 weeks in a boot cast I can just walk like its nothing and that he does not think that I will need surgery. But he will not decide for at least another month. ?!?!?! Which means that if I do end up needing surgery. My ENTIRE summer will be wasted instead of just the beginning. Talk about frustrating.

I have been able thus far to make jokes and find the lighter side of this whole ankle order but at this point I feel like I have wasted two months...IN FRANCE. I was not able to go to class, or to travel, heck I did not really get to spend much time with new friends other than those in the building. My life had to pause in this amazing place because of my leg.

Now the stubborn Katie in me wants to force her leg to be as miraculously better as the doc thinks and get out there and live life in France and her beautiful spring. But the scaredy cat Katie is all to aware of the fact that she hurt her ankle this badly by simply walking. What is to say that it wont happen all over again. Is there a term for having a phobia of walking...other than crazy.

Okay that is all out...I am going to try to stop talking about my ankle and its ensuing dramas unless there are valid..and scheduled for really real updates.

THE OTHER FRONT.

This week is the last week of classes and next week are finals, presentations and turning in of papers. I have to still write a paper and get a hold of the notes for a class that I was only able to attend like three times. Fortunately I can rely on the fact that I already have a degree in Political Science. This should help me to muddle through the final. As for the paper and the presentation we all know too well that i only really function in the ninth inning so I am confident that too will be done. Then I have the French final on Tuesday. That should run rather smoothly.

Once those things are done I will focus on getting my work done for my TTU classes. I am quite lucky that they are being so patient. I also need to figure out about scheduling my trip to the states to get my visa stuff taken care of. I was hoping to make it back for two weeks but at this point that might be hard. I think that it will be weird to be stateside after a few months here in France.

HAPPY SECTION

This past weekend Jane and I went to Paris for the weekend. We did not have much of a plan just a go and relax weekend. I think that I am getting the photos from her tomorrow and I will post them then.

Until then Have a wonderful day :)

Be Well
Katie