HI Mel!
Sounds like Alan is doing good now from his surgery.....glad he has the new boot and is doing so well! Hooray for new surgeries and technology!!

Roxie:

How come, everytime I look at the photo of the NEW boot, it reminds me of a duck???

lol

That was like my boot I was in for 4 months the grey one. Brings back bad and painful memories. Don't loose the pump. I thought I did and they said it would cost the same as a whole new boot. Hope he is doing better though.

Alan can't use the pump. And I'm not losing it. I'll put it someplace safe.

When the guy was explaining the boot to him, he said: "do you see these two air hoses here, and Alan said 'yes, and the guy brings out this pump thing and it has inflate on one side and deflate on the other side. So he began to inflate (whatever it was he was inflating). I think they are called cells.

He told Alan. "Be careful, and when you start to feel the inflation, that's when you stop inflating". Alan said: "well, I don't feel my feet so I can't feel what you are doing". The guy immediately deflated whatever he was inflating, and said: 'Don't do this, you don't need to do it now, because you are all wrapped up. I forgot that you have neuropathy (this was the orthotics guy). He had read his chart and then he explained. "Because you can't feel it when you inflate it, it's just better not to inflate".

So the little pump is sitting on my kitchen table.

I'll tell you, we did more laughing today with all the shenanigans that went on at Beth Israel. What a beautiful medical center.

How long will he have to wear that snazzy boot for Mel ?

That's a good question. I asked the doctor and he said 'we do it slowly". He goes to physical therapy, he wears the boot. I then said "Oh, will you be doing the one day on and one day off kind of thing??" And he said "yes, most likely"

I forgot to ask him the BIG question. Doctor, when will he wear his regular shoe?" You would think I'd remember that one right?


Well, Alan goes back next week. Believe me that question will be asked.

He has trouble remembering Heel-toe, Heel-toe.

But he'll learn.

And I'd love to kiss the person who invented manual wheelchairs.

You can't think of every thing Mel, i like the idea of slowly, slowly though.
i hope it all goes well.