After a phone call from StinkyPete this morning I thought I should provide an update.
I'm still slowly recovering from my motorcycle accident on the 20th September 2015.
My Pelvis has healed to the point where it rarely hurts to walk. Steep slopes have to be zig-zagged. Sitting for too long can still be uncomfortable. Long staircases present a problem too.
During hand physio they have been measuring my grip strength. My right hand has been recording 45 to 47 kgf (kilograms force). The first measurement on my left hand in late October was 12.6 kgf. Two weeks later it recorded 18.6 kgf. A fortnight later, after much exercise, it disappointingly recorded only 18.4 kgf. This was infuriating. However, I persisted and last Tuesday I managed 20.4 kgf. Every morning the hand is stiff and painful and I can make a fist but not without significant discomfort. Occasionally my ring finger goes a funny colour when I make a fist, especially first thing in the morning.
The MRI on my right ankle revealed damage to 2 lateral ligaments in the ankle, damage to the achilles tendon, and bruising to 2 of the major bones in the ankle joint. The two bones are the leg bone which takes the weight and the corresponding bone in the ankle. I have been receiving ultrasound and heat treatment twice a week. I can now walk fairly normally on flat surfaces most of the time. Some steps and turns can still stop me in my tracks from time to time.
My left shin was bruised on the bone. It is still sore at the bruise site, however the bruise which streamed from the site and down my leg has disappeared.
I've been back at work part time for the last 3 weeks. 4 hrs/day for first two weeks and 6 hrs/day last week. I've got 6 hrs/day this week from Monday and then back to full time next week for a week before a compulsory 2 week Stand-down.
I am still recovering and I am pleased for that. I can't help being impatient though. It could have been worse.
