Last month, after Dr Lam had given Nana the ok to put weight on her aircasted foot, she had given herself the "ok" to progress even further. He had said that she can remove the aircast when she sleeps. I am quite sure she is very deaf bcos her aircast comes off all the time when she is home. Popo is delighted, I cannot be bothered to fight. Thankfully, nothing happens and all good.
Nana is at least disciplined to have her aircast whenever she is out of the house. She is walking like normal, taking public transport and all. She even went on long outings on her aircast and then complains about her sole and hip hurting. Ya, while the aircast absolutely holds her injured ankle in place, it provides lousy support for the sole and the uneven walking height is bad for the other good leg.
The wheelchair is now like a baby stroller - we bring it out for long shopping trip and the kids fight to sit on it. Zzzzzz.
Nana had her monthly appointment yday. Her medical fee is now officially out of our own pockets as the coverage period under the travel insurance has maxed out. While we know the drill - xray then appointment, we can never remember which level the clinic is located and always have to play this "get lost" game whenever we visit Mount Alvernia hospital.
We can still see the line in her xray but it is supposedly skinnier and one end of the line had fully healed. Yes, that is good news. Dr Lam pressed here and there, twisted her ankle this and that way. Nana said that there is no pain at all. So, she got herself upgraded to an ankle brace! Her aircast can now sit at home. I am thinking how long I need to keep this (and the wheelchair) before I can really throw this (and gift the wheelchair) away.
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