We’ve been busy the last few days. Pam has been hopping about the lower level of the house, and seems to be doing very well. Can’t ask for more really. She’s managing the pain quite well I think. And Max is pretty happy to have her back!

We met with Pam’s family doctor on Thursday and she removed the staples from Pam’s two incisions –  71 staples in total – forty on one side, thirty-one on the other. She said that “In truth, you should still be in the hospital…” But the incisions looked very good, and are healing very nicely. There was no sign of infection or anything, so really good news there.

On Friday, we met with the surgeon who performed the surgery. They took some X-rays, and while there is a loose bone fragment near the kneecap, they thought things were healing nicely. We got to see the X-ray which showed the big metal plate in her leg, and four big screws attaching it to her bone. He was pleased with her recovery so far. He has ordered her into physiotherapy to get her bending the knee. He was quite pleased with the healing on the incisions too. So all in all, pretty good news.

She still has a lot of swelling and there is quite bad bruising, particularly on the back of the calf muscles, and around the knee. She still can’t walk on the leg – still another month before she is allowed to put any weight on it. We have a walker for her to hop around, but she’s not really comfortable doing that yet. The brace bangs her right leg, and she’s got some small bruising her good leg.

Her work buddies sent a couple of big boards with post-it notes full of encouraging words, and that has buoyed her spirits. It was fun to read the messages! They’re just in disbelief over her bad luck!

Anyway, things are going well so far. The tough part for Pam will be starting the rehab on Monday. She has been warned it will be painful and difficult to regain the movement she had previously. And although we’ve been told she will never be the same as before, we’re hopeful that she can buck the odds and come back strong. Doesn’t help to be negative, so we’re thinking as positively as we can.