Saw the ortho guy today. He wasn't much good on the whole wound thing...thought they should have cut most of the skin away and put in a skin graft. Suggested I see a plastic surgeon. I told him my friend Randy came by. Turns out that's who he would have had me see. Nice to be able to name drop the right medical professionals ;-)
His main concern was that my leg was bent. He told me to straighten it out, as it is easier to regain range of movement starting from straight. I learned that you need 110degrees of motion to get up from the toilet. Fascinating. So I'm now trying to straighten my leg out (ouch) and eventually will put on an immobilizer (ouch) to keep it straight while it heals. Then once the wound is closed up I get to do physical therapy to break down adhesions (ouch) and get full range of motion back (ouch ouch). Gonna be fun...but it seems like I'll be able to drive a stick again. Good for my track car. Now gotta figure out what I want for a daily driver...
