More updating:

[jrittenhouse]

At the present, my LEFT foot surgery has been rescheduled for the 5th of July; hopefully nothing else will blow that out of the water.  My RIGHT foot - well, went to see a podiatrist on that, and he took new X-rays of my foot that show how crippled up it looks (which never fails to sadden me) and he pointed out different broken spots on my 4th and

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[quietdarkness]

Don't blamd you a bit Jim, you need to take care of yourself first, then you can take care of others later. I've only had this ankle issue for about 2-3 weeks and I am already sick of it. I can imagine how frustrating this is for you.

I'm glad Mere is enjoying herself in Alabama.

[brithistorian]

I hope your surgery goes well, and that your other foot heals well. As much as I'm sure you don't want to hear it, recognizing that you have limits and then respecting those limits is probably going to be a big part of your healing process.

I definitely think you did the right thing with regard to the con - there are plenty of people they can get to be on panels, but only one you.

Take care of yourself.

[jrittenhouse]

That's a huge problem for me; I've had advice about doing things like getting a scooter, but the FAIL that is plastered all over that concept is hard for me to swallow...ie., 'you'll never be able to do X again, you'll be dependent on all these things' is very very hard to swallow.

[tdanaher]

Tools are not Fail, thank goodness, or the only house you'd be living in is the kind you created by digging into the side of a hill with just your hands. We're surrounded by tools, whether they're eyeglasses or canes or hearing aids or voice boxes or prostheses or blood glucose monitors or scooters. My mom uses leg braces and a scooter because she's had her legs and back operated on multiple times in the past few years and she'll never be able to do X again, but from her perspective, it means she WILL be able to do Y and Z, and as time goes by, being able to do Y and Z are more important to her than not being able to do X.

Ah, humanity, so adaptable.

[astro_not1]

Jim, in that respect a scooter is no more or less a sign of failure than glasses, or a c-pap. That being said, no, I wouldn't want to end up in a scooter, either, but if I do wind up there one day, at least I'll still be able to go places and do things with my friends [and maybe even challenge some of them to a friendly drag race in the mall ;)]

[dsgood]

Good healing!