Travelling Europe 2 years after ORIF surgery

Here I am 2 years after my ORIF right ankle surgery travelling all over Europe. As you all know, I live in New Zealand, so I had to catch 3 flights to get there. First flight New Plymouth to Auckland NZ easy peasy just an hour; the second flight Aukland to Dubai 18 hours and…

Holliday in Fiji at 10 months post surgery

So, yes, guys, here I am 10 months post surgery. Hardware, plate and 6 screws, still in. I love it. It makes my bone even stronger. Did I ever had a surgery and an injury? I don’t remember to be honest, because I am who I was before all that drama. Nobody would say that,…

6 months post ORIF ankle surgery

Half of year passed since my ankle surgery. I still have the hardware in, a plate and 6 screws, and apparently it will stay with me forever. I still remember the day I broke my ankle into pieces and had surgery. I almost get a panic attack when I remember those 6 weeks of no…

Week 16 post ORIF ankle surgery

So I made it to 4 months post surgery. I thought I’d never walk again. I do now! I thought I’d always rely on my crutches. I ditched them now! I thought I’d always sit on my shower stool whilst showering. I returned the stool! So I got normal. However, I was cautious when walking…

Week 15 post ORIF ankle surgery

It is time to say good bye to my wheelchair and shower stool. I haven’t been using them for long time and they just take space in my home. I can say now that, without them, I almost got my old life back. The only thing I cannot do yet is driving. My injured right…

14 weeks post ORIF surgery

So here I am walking unaided.  I recovered better than I thought. I may have been lucky too, but more than likely I was determined to make it. I wanted it bad enough! I walk, I do whatever I did before the injury. I am not in pain, my leg doesn’t swell. I even forgot…

13 weeks post ORIF ankle surgery

I got my life back. I can walk in my shoes with no limp whatsoever. I get tired sometimes, but still…. I don’t need my wheelchair to vacuum my house or to cook. The best thing is that I started work. I won’t be able to do fitness anymore or not for a while, but…

12 weeks post ORIF ankle surgery: Walking again

I finally got to 12 weeks post surgery. So nicely, early in the morning, my husband helped me get to my follow up appointment at the hospital. Brand new hospital for me in a city I  recently moved to. The morning started with an Xray, followed by an appointment with an orthopaedics surgeon, who was…

Some people have no empathy

I often read posts on Facebook written by people who had the same surgery as I did. Many of them say that most people are not sympathetic and have no clue what we are going through in our desire and struggle to recover somehow. They also say that not many people understand how our lives…

11 weeks post ORIF surgery

I was watching today a latino videoclip on YouTube and it hit me for the first time: I will  never be able to dance again….not as I used to! I have a plate and 6 screws in my ankle! I taught ballet classes and I loved dancing. My whole life was rhythm. I used to…