Frankenstein

I waited five days after my surgery, and then removed the dressing on my leg.  But, in pulling the bandages off, the incision started bleeding again.  I immediately put a new dressing on and left it for a couple more days.  Then recently, Hailey got her car stuck in the snow and I was the only one available to help push her out.  When I did that, the incision started bleeding yet again.  So I put yet another dressing on, and left it alone for a couple more days.  It is now ten days since the surgery, so I removed the dressing.  It seems to be healing up well enough, and I was able to clean it up a little.  I am now leaving the dressing off, so that it gets some air and the incision can heal.

All in all, the surgery went really well.  I had six screws and a metal plate taken out of my leg.  This hardware was installed back in January of 2025 and the original injury, a broken fibula, has now fully healed.  The hardware was bothering me, particularly if had on tight footwear like skates or hiking boots, so I elected to have it removed.  

There are 15 staples in my leg that are fairly uncomfortable, but other than that, there really isn't much pain.  I am bothered more by the sciatica that has inflicted me since early December.  I can't wait until I can fully recover from both of these.  The staples will be removed on December 29th and I expect to be able to play hockey shortly after that.  As for the sciatica... who knows.  I understand that it generally lasts for four to six weeks, and I'm about three weeks in.