I can hardly believe it, but I’m back in the hospital again. I had some adverse reaction from the splint (or whatever it’s called) they put on my foot after the surgery on Thursday, and it got so bad Friday night we decided to go to the emergency ward, after which they admitted me for possibly three days. They thought I might have an infection in the soft tissue of my foot, but now it looks more like an allergic reaction to the antiseptic or the gauze.

My favorite surgeon, Dr. Ghaleb Al Ameer (center), with an orthopedic colleague on the right and a nurse on the left.

Surreal panorama of the view from my room, posted earlier.