hi, kidz (special shout-out to shellie's husband if you're reading this - i'm gonna try to call you tomorrow to see how our girl is doing!) -

turns out chelsea has to have surgery on that ankle. overachiever that she is, she broke the thing so dang good that if she were to take option B (and live in a cast from her tippy, tippy toes all the way up to her groin for ~ 8 mos.), there's a chance the bonez wouldn't even set properly! PLUS which, she may have torn a ligament, too ... which we won't really know until the surgeon opens her up.

curtain call is tomorrow a.m. at 7:00, check-in time being 5:30 i'm a toddlin' off to bed here in a minute. the doc is going to put screws in to stabilize the broken ankle bones as i understand it, basically, and then if he sees the ligament to be badly torn as well, he will go ahead and also put a metal plate in while he's in there. airport security should be "interesting" from here on out...

it's an outpatient procedure, so must be laparoscopic, at least in part. i'm trying to be soooo good... letting her run the show (well, OK - him! - but you know what i mean, i think) and make her own decisions, etc. - which is just so hard for me, you guys! chels doesn't want to get a second opinion, just wants to "get her done!" and she likes this doc, so that's cool...

encino hospital is a good hospital. this surgeon was referred by one of the orthopedic guys i had consulted with way back in the early '90's for my "cervical spine problem" (yeah, right). well, OK... he missed the boat on my TOS dx but i do respect and like this cat.

and as it turns out, i have actually seen chelsea's surgeon myself, too, for a shoulder injury i suffered after a bad car accident back in 2001 in which, among other things, i tore a rotator cuff. he's a shoulder specialist. OK, so this guy missed my TOS, too! i've probably been to just about every top doc in los angeles in the 25+ years it took me to get the goddamned TOS dx, OK? christ. and PS, i don't have the disputed form, either. go figure!

but i digress. chelsea is well over 18, and if she's happy, then i'm happy. she's on her feet constantly with both of the jobs she has and needs to get back to where she can function in those capacities ASAP in order to be a happy camper. (and don't tell her this, but taking care of her like this is just plain wearing me OUT!!!)

she will still have to be in a cast after this surgery tomorrow, but it will be a short cast, not nearly as cumbersome and i don't think it will be for anywhere near as long. she'll be able to drive, etc. i've never broken any bonez before so don't really have a clear idea of what we're looking at here, but have high hopes that she will make a brilliant recovery, overall.

chelsea's already aching to get back to her kidz at the elementary school where she works with kindergartners. new crop coming in for miss chelsea - get out your crayolas, kiddos...

we've got a wonderful new writing surface for you to try out this year!!!!

happy wednesday to everyone. i hope shellie is getting the GOOD drugs at the horse piddle and that her TOS surgery went off without a hitch.

now, where is that OC woman with the virtual roses when we need her?

alison
"Be Brave"