Update:

First of all, thanks to all y'all (yeah, that is correct Southernese) for your support and well wishes and prayers and such.

I have a broken fibula near the ankle, clean break, should not cause a problem. Also a broken tarsus, one of the bones in the top of the foot. A clean break, but this one could be a problem if it gets out of alignment. I have a removable cast, the walking type, but must use the crutches for at least 5 weeks so I don't mess anything up.

The monstrous knee and double-size leg are getting back down to near normal bird-leg size. Knee still hurts like h3ll but they haven't said anything is wrong with it, just banged up.

First appointment with the neurologist is 05/27 so I don't know anything about the cause of the blackout. Wait 2 weeks, no problem, I really wasn't all that concerned... amazing how fast these HMO's schedule things, huh? (This is the same doctor who booked me for a walking stress test for 11 days after the day I went in to tell him I had unstable angina. I was in the ER that night and the cath lab in the morning.)

I'll keep y'all posted when I find out more.


-- Gary