Broken Ankle

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That's what we are here for, I think, to exchange ideas and have something better come out of it.

Thanks for asking. Right this minute, I am feeling pretty good. No pain, or at least none to speak of. Doors open, cool air flowing through the house. The butterfly orchids are blooming again. I got out on the back porch. I'm getting to be quite the w/c driver. I can even do a small wheelie to get over the front door threshold.

However, most of the time so far, I am sleepy and my head is muddled and I don't see how I am every going to get through six weeks of lying in bed with my foot up all the time and ice on it every two hours. Actually, the ice and foot up is just for another 10 days, but personally, I am tired of it already. I am so bored I could scream. But no melt downs so far.

I am sincerely grateful for the wonders of modern medicine that permit a surgeon to cut open my ankle and put it back together with duct tape, bungi cords and left over hardware (JOKING, my surgeon was great and the screws were brand new!) I tell myself that every single time I curse about having to lie around so much.

Book and movie recommendations appreciated!

Remember, I broke my ankle last summer. Here's how you get through the six weeks: One day at a time. TV, streaming or DVD movies, reading, are all your friends. Dismiss any sense that you need to get things done or make the most of your six weeks. Just take each day at a time. You'll be pleasantly surprised one day to realize you are nearly healed.

Looking ahead to six long weeks of the same is just depressing.

Remember the adage, "A watched pot never boils"? Take your mind off it.

Thank you so much for the good advice, Bea. I certainly need to focus on the present and not make myself crazy about how I am going to get through the entire six weeks. I am impressed you did so well considering you also had your husband to take care of.

So, I get up this morning, and if I am not going to do anything, what do I do? if you know what I mean. A rhetorical, but important question.

If you have Netflix, you have a vast choice of movies....

I almost never watch movies. Never have. So I would need some recommendations. I don't have Netflix but do have Amazon prime. My husband watches movies, but he likes war and other movies that have too much violence for me. It isn't a philosophical position. I have to cover my eyes and ears because it is so upsetting.

How would you feel about watching "American Graffiti?"

If you can get your hands on "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," you will see a geeky girl as being a main character.

She used to sort of chase after Dobie. Sometimes, Dobie liked it; other times, he didn't.

Here are some titles from Amazon Prime that I personally enjoyed. Many are multiple seasons long, so this is really more watching than it seems like. Binge-watch until your eyes bleed!

Both seasons of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
A Very English Scandal
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
The Romanoffs
Transparent
Vikings (a little bit gory, but pretty interesting)
Downton Abbey Seasons 1-6
The Good Wife (all seasons)
Lark Rise to Candleford
Shameless (multiple seasons - last one may need a Showtime subscription)

^^^^ Thanks!

I'm sorry, Blazing.

She was actually a positive character, a character who was sensible, versus the scatterbrain characters of Dobie and his beatnik friend (played by Bob Denver, who would later play Gilligan).