I've mentioned that Matt had surgery and is on crutches but here is a post devoted to it. He rolled his ankle on the first day of the MWC Basketball tournament, just 1 hour before BYU was to play (I remember, we couldn't watch it because I had taken him to get x-rays at urgent care) back in February. He went through some physical therapy but it wasn't helping so he went to see an surgeon and they decided surgery was necessary. He 'went under the knife' (and saw!) on May 29th. They tightened and reattached the ligament he stretched and scoped out all the scar tissue and then they cut his heel bone and shifted it over 6mm and screwed it back in place. You can see the 'screw mark' in the pictures below.
He was in a cast for 2 weeks then got a walking boot. He was on crutches for 6 weeks but was approved to walk in his walking boot this past week. YEA!
He was in a cast for 2 weeks then got a walking boot. He was on crutches for 6 weeks but was approved to walk in his walking boot this past week. YEA!
His poor little calf looks so weak. By then 2nd week of crutches he was so sick of them
so he just started hopping everywhere and not using them. So not only was his one calf
not used, his left calf got the workout of it's life EVERDAY! He got so good he was
jumping up our stairs two-at-a-time.
so he just started hopping everywhere and not using them. So not only was his one calf
not used, his left calf got the workout of it's life EVERDAY! He got so good he was
jumping up our stairs two-at-a-time.
2 comments:
Dang Matt, Lori's description did not do this justice. That looks super painful, sorry!
Rob should probably have a similar surgery. on both ankles.
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