Went to the bone doc today for the post-op follow up.  X-rays looked good, sutures came out, and the incision (very Frankenstein looking thing about 8" long) is healing as expected.  Out of the cast/splint and into a boot.  Bigger but more comfortable.

Still no weight bearing for at least 4 more weeks and another appointment with x-rays.

However, I do get to take off the boot to shower on my granny chair (wahooooo!!!) and am allowed to take it off while lying down and try to "draw" the letters of the alphabet with my big toe.  I was told this would be near impossible at first.  After seeing the two legs side-by-side I understand why.  Damn, no muscle tone left at all and four weeks to go.

The doc put up a PT scrip but the folks I like and trust can't see me until August 12 absent a cancellation.  So, I am hoping they have someone they trust to refer me to in the interim so I can get started sooner.

Oh, and LSD, there is a small cord involved.  I saw what looked like a very small plate on the inside of my ankle in the post-op x-rays but it did not appear to screwed down at all (the main plate is affixed with 5 screws on the outside of the ankle).  I asked about it today and the doc showed me on the x-ray that he drilled a hole all the way through my ankle and affixed the small plate on the inside to the main plate on the outside by attaching them together with the cord running through my ankle.  Kinda creepy but also kinda cool that we have that medical know how.

Hope y'all are turning the cranks.