Allyson wore her first pair of shoes in almost three months after the doctor’s visit yesterday.
The doctor was still happy with the progress of the healing and recovery. He upgraded Allyson from wearing the walking boot to being able to wear an ankle brace with a normal shoe. She is not done with the boot yet, she can go back to the boot for when she feels the need for more support.
The doctor also showed us the x-rays from yesterday and compared them to the x-rays from a few months ago. We could clearly see the metal plate holding her bone together and the screws holding the metal plate to the two different bones. The doctor warned Allyson that as she startes flexing her ankle more that the screws may break where they are exposed between the two bones. This is normal, but that we should keep an eye on them if that happens to see if they start backing themselves out. This is a really small chance of both the screws snapping and then backing out, but if it does she has to go through one more small surgery to remove the screws.
We also received a letter from my medical insurance asking questions about the circumstances of the accident. It basically sounds like my medical insurance company may try to sue my parents homeowners insurance company for payment.
All this is on top of the hospital not getting the unemployment benefit paperwork done on time and correctly, so Allyson’s unemployment benefits are not currently being paid. We have filed a motion to have the decision reviewed and overturned. If the ruling stands we will have to pay back the benefits received already, if it is overturned we will receive all of the benefits not paid to date.
Allyson has been looking for a job and did find one recently. Starting near the end of August she will be working with a family that lives nearby. Both parents are educators as well.
