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Friday, June 14

 The wound nurse tells me my leg is looking good, and the catheter/foley is working well. The next BIG step is this Monday and Tuesday, the 17th and 18th, when I have appointments with the two doctors — Abidi, The surgeon who operated on my right knee, and Smith, the urologist who installed the catheter/foley.  If — BIG IF —Abidi says the right leg steel fixator can be removed, and Smith says the catheter/foley can be removed and I can pee on my own, then I could be going home after those two appointments — say on or about June 20th. No telling about that big if, but I’m excited that there’s the possibility that I could be going home soon.

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