Hopefully, today is the last full day on crutches. I am to be at the hospital at 7:30 am, without having eaten anything since the previous midnight. The surgery is scheduled for 9:30 am. At that time, the doctor will remove the two horiontal screws holding my leg bones in place.

Now the rumor is that as soon as those pins are gone, I can throw away the crutches and start putting weight on my ankle again. While I doubt disbeleive my doctor, I just don't trust doctors in general.