More About Mark's Bad Break #5

I've had a number of e-mails asking me to update the condition of that ankle that I broke 143 days ago. It's a good news/bad news thing, the good news being that my left ankle is a lot better. So what's the bad news? My left knee is in serious need of replacement. I'm still bad at balancing without a walker and at navigating stairs. My orthopedist though assures me he'll have me walking well in time for Comic-Con via an injection yet to be injected. And then we'll schedule a replacement of that left knee some time in the coming months.

The recovery period has not been as awful as you or I might have imagined. I only leave my house for the occasional doctor appointment…and I was even able to do a couple of them via Zoom from my office chair. I have frequent visitors and some evenings, it feels like I'm doing my own talk show from my home office here. I also have a great physical therapist who visits me and — all in all — it hasn't been terrible. Still, I don't recommend it.