by Jeffrey Scherer | Aug 22, 2018 | Health, Work |
Today was a great day. Not only did I have my stitches removed, but I am now free of having to stay in bed 22-1/2 hours a day with my left leg elevated above my heart. My sling cast was replaced with a full cast (fiberglass—very well done by the medical technician.) I...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Aug 17, 2018 | Cultural, Health, People, Social, Uncategorized, writing |
One of the joys of being injured (albeit through elective surgery), is that we can learn to focus on things that we take for granted and enjoy new things we don’t normally notice. Our perspective changes and, if we are paying attention, we learn how our bodies,...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Aug 10, 2018 | Health, People |
I am home from the hospital and beginning to assimilate to staying in bed for 22 1/2 hours a day—since I am allowed up only 3X a day for the first two weeks. This is to reduce the negative impacts of swelling that will occur if my ankle is below the level of my heart....
by Jeffrey Scherer | Aug 7, 2018 | Health |
Meet Dr Crary: Dr. Jay Crary is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in problems of the foot and ankle as well as general orthopedics. He does all aspects of operative and nonoperative care. His interests include sports medicine and arthroscopy, arthritis,...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Aug 5, 2018 | Health, writing |
On Wednesday, I head to the hospital. I will be operated on by Dr Crary—an orthopedic surgeon specializing in feet. Here is what is going on: My left foot (with apologies to Christy Brown and Daniel Day Lewis): Left peroneal longus to brevis transfer. possible...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Jun 4, 2018 | Cultural, Health, People, Social, Travel, Uncategorized |
As most of my friends know, we recently relocated from Mérida, Yucatán, México to Portland, Oregon. This decision was made deliberately over quite some time. This post is not about the reasons for the move—those have been explained in previous articles. It is about...
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