the battle continues

well, it has been 58 days since the snapped achilles tendon. I am frustrated, bored, tired of staring at my computer screen.....

the first picture is from about a week after the surgery. I went in to be charged another $500 and get a new cast after the first one was filled with post surgery ooze. The second picture is of my ankle about two minutes ago. still a scar, but not much swelling and not quite as frankenstein looking as the first one.

I am making progres....slow progress...but progress. I am regaining flexibility in the ankle, the achilles is firming up and most swelling is gone.

Enough about my leg...I have been able to get out to a few mountain bike related events. The first I went to recent was the Black Rock Demo Day. Just about every bike company that makes a burly bike was there: Felt, Diamond Back, Kona, Evil, Norco...the only guys that were not there was Transition. I thought that was kind of a lame move on their part! There are so many transition riders in the area....just seems like they do not care about the local market??? Maybe I am wrong.

I am a bit bummed that Raul and his buddies from Venezuela are on their way to Whistler as I type. I was supposed to go on the trip, but due to my leg and no money....I sit here typing.

Physical therapy is going well. I have another appointment tomorrow morning and I am excited to go and work this thing out. I wish they had a machine that they could hook up to my leg and make it back how it was before I tried to snap it in half!

I am looking forward to the day I post my first post surgery jump picture!!!!