So went to the specialist at the Boston University Medical Center yesterday ... I am going under the knife tomorrow mid day for my leg ... they are installing a bunch of plates and pins to keep my leg together.
The doctor said I will be in a cast for three months, and that it is unlikely I will make the season and that fishing from the rocks and sand is out of the question. I provided him with every possible scenario I could think of ...
... to see if I could wrangle a fishing trip, but the same answer kept coming back ... NO.
That said ... Spincognito if you can get a wheelchair sometime in the late Sept/early Oct ... maybe I can fish somewhere ... or I will have to heal extra fast so I can try to catch the tail end of the season ... or I will have to hire four to five guys to carry me around on a platform to enable me to cast and reel in the fish, and have a runner to unhook them.
One question for any of you guys ... the nurse stressed for me not to bring any valuables into the hospital, even my iPod, as it could easily get taken while I am asleep or by someone who knows that I wont be able to get around ... as I was hoping to bring my BlackBerry - both my personal and work - so I could keep on top of work while hanging around recovering, and keeping in touch, etc. from the hospital ... but is theft really a big concern in hospitals these days? Do I really leave everything behind? It's only two or three days, but hate being cut off like that.
Even though I am disappointed about missing the season, will be in a cast for three months, can't take my daughter biking - she's been a complete angel to date waiting on her father - life is still good, as I am at a good hospital, great surgeons, have a beautiful and angelic daughter, good family and friends, a great job with a phenomenal boss ... so life is good, just wish I could participate somewhat more during this stretch.
Thanks