Mile 8526 – Missoula, MT

Spent three nights in Missoula at the Jellystone RV Park (don’t stay here).  We have stayed in Missoula twice before at Jim and Mary’s RV Park and thought we just give Jellystone a try.  Should have stayed with J & M RV.  Stocked up on groceries at COSTCO and Walmart, the frig is packed full.

We had an orthopedic doctor check out Doris’s fracture.  It appears the bones have slipped a bit since our visit to the orthopedic doctor in Fairbanks.  Unfortunately there was no clear or obvious course of action at this point.  Doctor estimated that even though there will be some misalignment there is about a 50 percent chance the wrist will be acceptable after the cast is removed.  Alternative is to operate, reset the bones, add screws, plates, etc. in order to force correct alignment.  We decided to wait and see how the wrist works ‘as is’ since there is not likely to be any more slippage and only two weeks to the cast can come off.  If necessary the operation can be done in Houston once we are home.  Doris did get a new cast that is much more comfortable than the temp provided in the emergency room in Fairbanks.

Heading to Ennis, MT tomorrow for a day or two.