Surgery Two Ankle Photos

We just watched Tulsa lose to UTEP at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was depressing. Tulsa had a nice run at the end of the game to bring it close. But they blew it! How could they do this? I'm injured, looking forward to March Madness, and now my favorite team has no chance of making it to the dance!

I have pictures of my leg from today.

Here is where they made the incision for the second surgery. If you look carefully, there are several holes on the left side of my ankle and foot. That is where he did some drilling.

Here's an update on the so-called Friendship Scar. And you can see the bullet hole wound left by the external fixator rod that was in my heel bone. This is one of my favorite pictures. If you look up close, you'll see the odd colored oozing coming out of the middle of the incision site. Normal? Who knows. Awesome? Yes, correct.

Update: The odd colored oozing coming of of the middle of the incision site is, in fact, skin necrosis. This is bad. It essentially means that the skin has died. I'm so glad I hit that tree.

The last three pictures, I think, explain why I might have been in quite a bit of pain since the surgery. Don't freak out, that's not a pile of skin just below my foot. It's extremely bloody gauze from the splint.

There are three or four holes in the left side of my foot and ankle. It's where the surgeon drilled in some of the screws to secure some of the tibia pieces to the plate. As I was swelling, all the good things in my foot drained out of those holes into the splint.

I have yet to take a look at the post-op report. Brooke won't let me. She's afraid it will increas my pain. She's probably right.

Duke vs. Tulsa

Tulsa is at Duke tomorrow night. I know Tulsa's struggled lately, and Duke is on a roll, but if Tulsa wins, I think it's only fair I write the score in permanent marker on my leg before surgery.

The Closer

Our new surgeon in the DC area is Dr. Matt Buchanan. Here's a link to his profile at the Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Center in Arlington, VA. He used to roll with Dr. Janes at St. Anthony's. That's how we got the recommendation.

He got his B.S. from Duke, but I'll try not to hold that against him. Unfortunately, this makes Brooke like him even more. Hopefully Tulsa will dominate the Blue Devils on Thursday, February 25th. I had bought a ticket to go to that game, but I'm an idiot and snowboarded into a tree at 40 MPH. I won't be making it.

My first appointment with Dr. Buchanan was Friday, February 19th. After we unwrapped the leg, he took one look at it and called for his resident doctor to come in and take a gander. I wasn't sure if it was because of how bad it is, or how good of a job Dr. Janes did. I wonder if they see many injuries like this in this area.

After lots of technical discussions with one another, they popped and drained my hematoma. Because my skin is so swollen and fragile, we're going to have to wait a while for the next surgery. Our next appointment is Tuesday, February 23rd.

Don't worry, I'll wear a Tulsa shirt.