March 6, 2010

• So a week and a half has gone by on my medical leave. I’ve been to the Emergency Room, my Personal Care Provider, and an Orthopedic. I’ve only gotten paid for two days from the previous week, and I’m likely not getting paid for any of the days this past week, which is a bit disconcerting since I still have bills to pay. I do plan to go for state disability, but I still have yet to request for that.

  The Orthopedic said I have a tear on my plantaris leg muscle, which is nothing too serious and will heal in a month’s time. That means that I’m going to be able to go back to work (and make money) after one more week of medical leave. I’m going to need to go to my PCP to officially release me for work, plus I need the medical documentation for my state disability request.

  I was told that I don’t have to use the crutches or the immobilizer anymore either, although I was recommended to not jump or run around for a while. Since I drive a stick shift and use a clutch, I’m suppose to minimize using my car for the time being. Well considering I’m going to go to work in a week, I’ll hold off driving my car until then at least. Or maybe the day before I go back to work, so I can test out my tolerance to clutching.

  Things are looking good for me healing nicely. My left leg still isn’t at 100% right now (maybe 75%), but at least the outlook is good. Hopefully all the work my right leg had to put up with isn’t going to be a future problem… the orthopedic did say that my right leg looked like it was swelling up as well…. eerrr

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