[House] Foot surgery

[Robin Lee Powell]

Well this weekend is Convolution so maaaaybe not the best time :)

Other than that: I don't know, I'd have to call them, but probably
pretty soon; it's not a very major surgery.  Why, what did you have
in mind?

On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 06:16:12PM -0700, RJ Johnson wrote:
> How soon can you schedule the surgery?
> 
> On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 3:19 PM, Robin Powell (from phone) <
> rlpowell at digitalkingdom.org> wrote:
> 
> > So he was fine with my reasons for wanting to do surgery rather than 8
> > weeks of the boot.  The surgery after care is 4 days of cast, then 4 weeks
> > of the boot. During the 4 weeks I can act normally except like no long
> > hikes and stuff.
> >
> > However.
> >
> > For the 4 days after the surgery he wants me in bed with my foot elevated
> > and iced at all times except for like trips to the bathroom.
> >
> > That's a pretty monumental disruption for us. If people would rather I do
> > 8 weeks of the boot, I'd certainly understand and would comply. Success
> > rate for the boot is about 80%, I'm just worried I'd just re-tear the thing.
> >
> > If I can do the surgery, we need to pick a date. He normally does them on
> > Thursdays, and then the cast comes off on Monday.
> >
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