All good news this morning from Dr. Van Boerum's office. Healing is evident, fracture is stable, and the gap hasn't widened. Took x-rays right out of the gate, nurse brought them up on the computer in the exam room and then left...so I took over at the controls (it's been a while since I've played doctor!). I changed views, zoomed, fiddled around, even took a picture of the x-ray with my iPhone (see below). With my vast medical education and experience I was able to easily see some filling in of the crack in my bone. The fracture line is still very visible and there but the gap is closing.
Four more weeks in the boot. Should have it off around August 24th and start transitioning to normal activity. Van Boerum cleared me to ride the stationary bike as soon as I want to as long as I'm wearing the boot. So I'll give that a try and see what happens. I swam a mile this morning - the water feels good.
SWEEEEEEET!!!!! Get that thing healed...riding the bike with a boot sounds difficult. If anybody can pull it off, I'm sure you can!
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