People have taken to calling me Hopalong. Friends, colleagues, family – I should have seen it coming… Anyhoo, after a quick visit to Dr Narramore’s office yesterday, the good news is that my foot is healing well. It all started with two concerned...
So here I am, back on my bed, with my foot propped up on four pillows. The cut is burning (is that a good or bad sign?) and every time I move my foot inside the cast it feels like a thousand tiny woodpeckers are chipping away at the bone (is that a good or bad...
I learned something new today: Last week this time I had the kind of super fitness required to participate in the Freedom Swim. Less than a week later I found myself hobbling from the parking lot to my orthopedic surgeon’s office, reaching my max heart rate...
It’s day 4. Thursday. Three days after my surgery. And I thought I’d give you an update on what was actually done, an idea of what the surgery (may have) looked like and how I’m working at getting better. What Was Done? Peroneal Tendon Repair:...
PREFACE A few years ago, a few colleagues had a girly chat about annual medicals when one mentioned that she hadn’t gone for a gynae check-up in ages because she didn’t know anyone good in Cape Town. I was pregnant at the time and suggested that she made...
