Crutches....again

Sean is on crutches again! Long story short.

When it rains hard, we get water in our house by the front door. Not much, like a circle the size of a small bowl. For those who have seen it, the steps end at the front door. Thursday night, Sean tucked me in, I have been crazy tired lately, and had the laptop in his hands. I then hear him yelling, Ouch, help! I run down stairs, topless mind you, to see him on the ground at the end of the steps. I grab the computer and look at Sean. He is in great pain. His left ankle and knee are already swelling--I mean big time. We get him to the couch and start putting ice and frozen veggies on both his knee and ankle. After waiting 20 min, his ankle is huge and his knee looks bad.

Oh--did I mention he had to go to Tampa for work on Friday AM? We put an ankle brace on him and a knee brace he uses for working out. He goes to Tampa on Friday and gets through the day. What a trooper!

Sat AM he decides that he should get his leg checked out. We go to hospital (same one from my surgery--we will never go anywhere else in Miami!) The x-rays were negative of both--good news. We get referred to an orthpedic dr--not so great news. The ER doc actually told his he doesn't have a lot of experience with knees so he doesn't want to give us false information, so he would rather us see an expert--I was floored--I am so glad he told us the truth and didn't bullshit us. Anyway, the put a cast on Sean's ankle and give him a large knee brace. The ER doc thinks he injured one of his ligaments. This might mean surgery. SUPER!

So I spent the rest of the weekend doing housework, until I watched the Gators win (sorry Stile, had to mention it), and took care of Sean. He got some good drugs which is easing his pain. The knee actually hurts him the most. It really sucks seeing him in pain. I wish I could take it away!

One bright spot is that Sean has today off so he called the Ortho. He has an appointment on Thursday AM.

I am still going to see my parents this Wednesday for the long weekend. It would really upset them if I cancelled. Sean and I talked about it and our landlord, Jason, has offered to help shuttle him around, if necessary.

Tonight's mission is to get Sean showered with a cast on his foot.

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