Waiting for a surgery in Iceland

 April 7, 2022

It was a while back that I included sports  to a long list of things I am clumsy at. So, I keep away from any physical activity in which I am in competition with another human being.
We reached Iceland on April 3. Since then, we have been crossing off our list of things to do in this northern island.
Even before leaving for this trip, the young man had decided his Iceland visit will not be complete without spending some time snowboarding. He wanted to try the slopes at Blafjoll
It was very windy the day before and the ski resort was closed. But yesterday was a beautiful day. The wind had died down and the sun was out. We drove to Blafjoll which is less than an hour from where we are staying at in Reykjavik. The plan was to drop the young man at the slopes and head to the nearby hot water springs, but one thing led to another, and we stayed watching the avid skateboarder get better and better at snowboarding.
A few runs down the slope the sportsman decided to use the toilet. He put his snowboard in front of me and headed to the restroom. And then in a most stupid move I put my foot in the snowboard. Under my weight the snowboard started to move. I tried to gain balance but my 80 year old body didn’t cooperate. The snowboard moved and turned forcing my left leg to twist beyond its capacity. As I fell on the snow, I heard a snapping sound. I knew I had done some serious damage to my left leg. A long chain of events followed. Several hours later at the main hospital in Reykjavik the verdict was out: I had a spiral fracture in the tibia and a surgery was needed to put plate and screws in my leg to support the bone in the right place and the healing process to begin.
It is 130 pm; my one hour surgery is scheduled at seven. The surgeon is hoping he can discharge me within 24 to 48 hours after the operation. Let’s see how it works out.

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