Off to Amputee Clinic

So today we pack up and head to Kelowna for my appt with the rehab doctor.  She will be the one deciding on when I can come back to be fitted for my new leg, which will require another two week stay at the hospital so that I can work with the physios everyday and learn to walk on my temporary leg.  Right now all I can focus on is not having that leg and everything that goes with not being able to get up and walk on two legs.  Since this whole process began it's been one set back after another with glimpses of light streaming through the darkness. 

1.  tried to save my leg - that failed
2.  staples were to come out on a Monday - came out on a Wednesday later that week
3.  stitches stayed in way longer than they should have and caused a lot of trouble when the time came to take them out (nurses struggled to get them out)
4.  wound on incision site would not heal and was discharged from hospital to go home and heal at 5 weeks post-op
5. 10 weeks post-op and the wound still not closing up
6. at 12 weeks post-op I was put on a wound VAC to help the healing process

Just some of the many set backs that have followed me through this ongoing trial called life and also the reason why I stopped trying to gauge when I would finally be up and walking.  At this point I can only hope it is sometime before summer is over.  And on that note I sign off and finish packing for the 4 hour trip ahead.