I met with my hip surgeon.  He said things are healing well but, to my disappointment, it requires further healing.  That means at least six more weeks without being able to put any weight on the leg - six more weeks using a walker or wheelchair.  He made it sound like there was never a chance that I could have began walking on it already.  Since I have no recollection of his pre- or post-surgery consults I have no idea how long a break like this takes to heal.  Apparently it's at least twelve weeks.  That sucks, because I went to this appointment with the realistic expectation that he would tell me that I could begin walking...  Swing and a miss.

On the positive side, he said it appears to be healing very well.  I asked him, after everything is said and done, what kind of permanent limitations I would face.  He said if it continues to heal over the next six weeks as well as it appears to have healed the first six weeks I will make a complete recovery.  No cane.  No lifting restrictions.  Nothing.

So I guess that means the name of the game is patience.  I have no intention of disobeying his orders.  I'm not an idiot - six more weeks now is worth the possibility of permanent (leg) normalcy.  But I was so ready to begin walking or driving again.  It's just gonna be exceptionally tough, especially as spring begins.

You can view the xrays of my leg, from accident day and my 6-week checkup, here.

I just finished with the bone marrow biopsy and labs associated with my one year anniversary. It's already been one year since my transplant. We won't get any saumya until I meet with dr. O next Tuesday, but I don't ezpect any surprises. Ive been feeling well and, with the exception of my hip, things seem to be looking up.

Last week I met with Dr. Young, my infectious disease specialist. She echoed what Dr. O had told me about the clearly of the CT images. She thought I could either stay on the caps or switch to an oral antifungal. She agrees caspo seems to be doing the best job but is open to trying my other options. I chose to stay on the caspo - I really don't wanna end up with pneumonia again. She didn't seem as convinced as Dr. O that I'd need to be on it for such a long time. Definitely for now but hopefully not much longer.

I'm meeting with my hip surgeon this afternoon. Hopefully he will have good news.