Home At Last!

(Warning: Photos are included in this post. They may not be suitable for all viewers.)

How nice it was to sleep in my own bed! Better yet, I now know the agony of needing to scratch but being unable. OMG. If I could, I would spend the better part of the day rubbing my body against a very rough and knobbly tree trunk! Sitting all day, while it sounds relaxing, is also sweaty. My butt, my back - they get warm. Ugh, ugh, ugh. While I am permitted to open the leg brace and keep it open (as long as my leg stays on the brace), I really don't want to. It's too tempting to scratch the back of my leg!

Chris (my older son) and DH (Dear Husband, Rufus) are my official bandage changers. And today was their first opportunity to view "the leg". While they were circumspect about it, when I later asked my mom what they said, she told me they said it looked bad. So, I'm posting a couple photos. Yes, it does look bad. It looks like I have a great big chunk/dent in my leg. But it could be worse. I could have lost my leg from the knee down.

I call tomorrow to schedule my first appointment with the radiologist. I am assuming the first appointment will be a meet-and-greet to go over what to expect, the schedule, etc. Since this is my first time going through Radiology, it will be a new experience. I don't know what to expect. I know I don't anticipate getting radiology in my first appointment. I will also schedule my follow-up with Dr. Berrey for the following week. I am assuming I will also need Physical Therapy (PT) for a while, too. Though, I don't expect that will be for a while. It may even be after I complete Radiation Therapy. And while I expect almost full use of my leg after all this, I wondering if I won't be needing some form of assistance here on out. Something like crutches, a cane, walker, etc. I mean, doesn't Radiation Therapy weaken the bones? If so, I expect I'll need assistance for a while until my leg recovers enough function.

But now that I read all of this, is it too early to think this far ahead? I mean, I really need to take it slow. Get my leg to heal. Go to RT and get that started, and allow each new experience to envelope me and to learn from them.

Really, that is what all of this is. One giant learning experience. And I thank God for permitting me the opportunity to learn more. I truly do love learning though some learning it better learned in books.