Seattle or bust...
...well we're gonna be broke by the end of all this so why not. The exciting news of the day is that afte a follow up with the doctor who cut m open we have decied to move on an get on withour trip.
The follow up with Doctor Bagoo, my surgeon, went well although it didn't go in quite the direction we'd hoped for. Doc Bagoo cut off the cast which was a relief to say the least although seeing my foot again was something of a shock. The foot was much less swollen although there's still lots of bruising under the foot and around the toes. The scars are much larger than expected. No small keyhole incisins but instead a 1 inch scar on the front left with metal staples insitu. A 1/2inch scar on the right outside and a small hole in the front. The staples we're removed and the stitches taken out which felt a little odd but was fascinating to watch. The result is I'm free to wiggle my foot around, hurrah! The bad bit is 6 weeks non weight bearing followed by a week of 25% weight bearing, a week at 50%, a week at 75%, well you get th picture. Then it's exercise crazy in an effort to get the ankle back up to scratch.
So after freaking out that the trip was ruined due to ankle idiot here, we've planned a more normal trip down through America and then into the sun in Baja. However the first leg of the trip starts here, we've packed the van and are heading to Seattle. First the Canadian-America border!
The follow up with Doctor Bagoo, my surgeon, went well although it didn't go in quite the direction we'd hoped for. Doc Bagoo cut off the cast which was a relief to say the least although seeing my foot again was something of a shock. The foot was much less swollen although there's still lots of bruising under the foot and around the toes. The scars are much larger than expected. No small keyhole incisins but instead a 1 inch scar on the front left with metal staples insitu. A 1/2inch scar on the right outside and a small hole in the front. The staples we're removed and the stitches taken out which felt a little odd but was fascinating to watch. The result is I'm free to wiggle my foot around, hurrah! The bad bit is 6 weeks non weight bearing followed by a week of 25% weight bearing, a week at 50%, a week at 75%, well you get th picture. Then it's exercise crazy in an effort to get the ankle back up to scratch.
So after freaking out that the trip was ruined due to ankle idiot here, we've planned a more normal trip down through America and then into the sun in Baja. However the first leg of the trip starts here, we've packed the van and are heading to Seattle. First the Canadian-America border!
posted by patrick at 12:53 PM
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Don't miss the Fish Market in Seattle. From memory I think it is called Pike's Place or something similar. Not a fish market any more, though still some remnants. More a tourist haven but fascinating all the same.
I think Boeing run tourist trips if you want to see an aeroplane built (boorring!) Talk to Jim if interested, I believe he still has access as a 'veteran'.
The Red Barn, Boeing's first factory and now their museum, also worth a visit.
Dr Who is coming back on 16 March. Perhaps you could grab the bottom half of a Dalek for extra-vehicular activities.
Take care.
Dad
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