Got back from the Ortho Docs last Wednesday so here's the latest scoop.....
Doc says for a 51 year old I am mending extremely well. All bones are showing good improvement except for the arm and leg (both had rebuild surgeries and are still recovering). He did take the hard cast off the leg with strict instructions for no weight bearing for another 6 weeks so I'll still be in the chair but at least now I can shower and SCRATCH MY LEG!!!! When the nurse took the old cast off, she found a quarter, some pieces of velcro, a chop stick, and two popsickle sticks down there - I just shrugged and pled the fifth (should have blamed the wife).... Sleeping in the bed for the fifth day in a row now - no more recliner nights. Hard to turn over with the ribs and pelvis issues, but forcing myself to stay put and deal with it. Laying on my back at night I can practice shifting with the foot and clutching with the hand so already got my PT priorities straight. They set up real PT for the arm so will be making progress soon in regaining better movement. Not taking any more pain meds now and started driving again too. Appetite is extreme, eating good just not as much as before - weight is 194 (down from about 220 before the crash). Gotten lean and mean and got rid of the dickie-do disease I've had for at least 20 years (you know, when your stomach sticks out further than your dickie-do...) thanks to the "crash" diet I was on.
Again, many thanks to all those who have and continue to wish me well. Enjoy life to the fullest, love as deeply as you can, and most of all keep the shiny side up!
TBAR (Grinner)