The Male Hysteric

I hope I haven't concerned you too much by talking about a surgery and disappearing for a while. I had my left leg done at the beginning of December (I wanted to do it in November but the doc was scheduled up), and am hopefully going to get my stitches out tomorrow. I know that the surgery on the right leg worked because between the surgeries I was able to get to the point of exertion to trigger my left leg's problems and they had disappeared. Hopefully I will be able to try out the left soon but I probably won't be able to jog again for a couple more weeks.

There are still significant numb spots on my right leg. According to the doctor the nerve was entrapped for a long time and it will take a significant amount of time to heal (months). It's since turned out that the left leg's nerve was less borked so the first couple days were significantly more painful but at this point it's just itchy and obnoxious and I just want the stitches out.

Honestly for the past few months I've had a lot of other issues, mostly mental health. I think I've gotten my medication worked out to the point that I'm feeling a lot better. It's just A Lot and considering all I still have to do especially early next year I'm still very anxious, but at least it's down to a more reasonable level about things that are actually happening.

Instead of writing or doing anything really useful I've been knitting a lot. Specifically, socks. These are some new ones I plan to wear once the surgical dressing is gone. Wish me luck.

There's this bunny I see in the park every time I go for a walk. It's so tiny and always in the same place, and it never seems afraid of anything or anyone walking by. It's not like dogs don't go by there all the time. What makes this little one so brave?




Anyway. The MRI suggests chronic compartment syndrome and I'm on prednisone now. I'm supposed to try to get up to some level of aerobic activity, walking, jogging, etc., to make sure that it's working. Let me put it this way... it does not seem to be working. At least I get to see the bunny.