1.26.11
In preparation for this surgery, I needed to procure a pair of crutches. I got a script to get new ones, but I knew my mom and dad still had the ones I used back in the day and figured I could just use those. When I saw them they looked pretty crusty though. I believe these were used 3 times. I think my sister was the first to use them in the early 90s when she broke her leg, and I used them twice in high school. Needless to say, they have seen better days.
When I checked in for surgery, almost everyone who walked into our little holding room commented on how old they looked. I think the PT actually felt sorry for me, because he brought me new ones. So no worries, I'm currently walking around with brand spankin new crutches.
4 comments:
holla for an awesome PT. Those are the crustiest old crutches ever. I have seen wooden ones before, though, so at least they aren't THAT old.
Hope recovery is going well!!
Ooof - what did you have surgery for?
And yes, if you had brought those crutches in, I would have given you new ones too. Although I have had patients bring in crutches that were all wood, with no adjustability, and about 5" too short for them, and insist that they "were just fine!!" Uhhhh....no.
I had stage 1 of a 2 stage ACL revision. stage 1 = hardware and graft removal, and filling the bone tunnels. Stage 2 is in 3 months. (ugh!)
How you doing? Just wanted to say I miss seeing your updates. I'm heading in for shoulder surgery in 3 weeks, and wanted to let you know I was thinking of you!
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