Madison @madisonmsites.com · 06/12/2025I just completed "Gift Shop" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/2adventofcode.comDay 2 - Advent of Code 2025 040
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 02/12/2025I just completed "Secret Entrance" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/1adventofcode.comDay 1 - Advent of Code 2025 010
Reposted by MadisonTodd Sedano @toddsedano.bsky.social · 10/11/2025The latest agile development book is here! Proven track record with 100s of successful projects all over the globe. It’s simple: deliver features people want while writing maintainable code. amzn.to/3LSUCiF 022
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 20/11/2025@wirecutterunion.bsky.social not everyone who needs a walker/rollator is geriatric. I’m disappointed that the byAcre one I’ve been using with absolute delight through recent medical issues wasn’t even in your testing pool. The thoughtful design allowed me to continue to travel through my recoveries. 000
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 22/10/2025Stoked to be in the clouds with #SFRuby next month. Prices go up again tomorrow if you want to join as well: sfruby.com 000
Reposted by MadisonSan Francisco Ruby Conference, Nov 10-12, 2026 @sfruby.com · 09/10/2025This November in San Francisco... 💎❤️ Grab your tickets before October 20 at sfruby.com youtu.be/m2P9PZwi8W4youtu.beThe San Francisco Ruby Conference: join in at sfruby.comYouTube video by Evil Martians 22315
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 19/04/2025TIL there’s an accessibility filter in Google Maps so I can stop getting stuck at station transfers without an elevator…. 030
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 16/03/2025Every year I write an annual letter. For 2024's letter, @shawn.justshillin.com helped out by making a deluxe version of it ➡️ 2024.madisonmsites.com2024.madisonmsites.com2024 In ReviewA digital version of Madisons 2024 annual letter 110
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 02/03/2025@shawn.justshillin.com coming into the recovery ward and taking this was one of my first memories post-surgery. I have no idea who dressed me and apparently had been awake for over an hour 😹 010
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 02/03/2025I survived! My tibia was properly fused back together (a previous injury as a kid broke it & healed poorly which is why it snapped so easily 2 weeks ago). Meniscus got minor repairs. Thanks to the gift of a family out there, I also received a new ACL from a donor. donatelife.net/donation/don... 110
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025I have been using a lap desk for work all week. This table is just to protect my injured knee from the cats who have an affinity for using my knee as a stepping stone/pounce point. 000
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025I skipped #14 😹 use your community. @shawn.justshillin.com has been an incredible support, forcibly teaching me to be a better patient. Friends are giving me their supplies like a shower bench. I’ve gotten so much love as the news has leaked. I wish I would have “taken up the space” & shared sooner 010
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025#18 is not to be shy to ask for the drugs. The RN asked if I was claustrophobic and said she’d get an anxiety RX put in for me. If she’d instead asked if I’d wanted it, I probably would have felt shame and said no. This has been a lot on its own, there’s no need to suffer more. 100
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025#17 is to advocate for yourself. Given the previous injury, I asked to still get the MRI in case it could give him more info to give me the best outcomes. He insisted that surgery would still happen, but agreed to put it as a priority so he’d have the info going in. TBD on those readings! 100
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025#16 is that it is shocking how little the recovery can change even if you’re getting more done. 3-6 months is my recovery whether or not there’s ACL work (same for repair or replace). It only increases to 6-9 months if there’s also meniscus work. 000
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025#15 is that you won’t always know everything that’s going to happen in surgery beforehand. He’s done this 1000+ times & some things will be a game day decision while in there. Bone is getting repaired. Maybe some ACL repair. Distant chance of meniscus. Min 1 hour for bone, up to 2 hours w/ others 010
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025#13 the right equipment makes a world of a difference. My knee felt immediately more comfortable in the brace they put me in and I felt like I was flying out of that hospital on crutches instead of the borrowed cane I came in with. 210
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025#12 those things will shred your pants when up, so they always need to face the outside. @shawn.justshillin.com helped me make it easier to know which was the outside by using some of my stationary tape as crutch flair. 111
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025#11 If you live in a snowy place, they will give you these attachments to your crutches that can go down to help you navigate ice with stability! 100
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025#10 - you can effectively lose an ACL if the part of the bone where it attaches to has broken off. Thankfully the ortho dr happened to be passing through, saw me on the board, & figured he should be the one to give me the results. He was going to have his staff get me in the next day to see him 10/X 100
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025#9 - Sort of on the don’t delay front, prepare for the unexpected for imaging something with a lot of unknowns. My phone was at less than 20% when we arrived at the ER and I had pretty much nothing with me. 9/X 100
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025I continued to be embarrassed when the ER doc’s physical exam wasn’t painful (just as before), as if I was taking up space I shouldn’t, but he agreed to do the CT to be sure. It only hurts when I attempt weight. #8 - no pain to the touch doesn’t mean something isn’t wrong, it’s just a 1st pass 8/X 300
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025I sheepishly checked in with the “ailment” of “I’m here for a CT since imaging is now closed” with a lot of “are you serious?” vibes from the staff. 😹 Spoiler: imaging was right to strongly encourage me to do this, so #7 is to read between the lines when folks can’t legally tell you what to do 7/x 100
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025I delayed until just before imaging closed the next day (#6 - don’t delay). The tech had me wait so radiology could take an immediate look. They advised at least a CT. If I waited for my dr, I’d be delaying everything by a 1+ weeks, he encouraged us to go down the hall to the ER to get it now 6/x 100
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025After seeing me hobble towards the front desk, his demeanor changed & asked to get me back in there within the next week. Asking if I needed the xray first, his nurse piped in with #5 “insurance won’t approve an MRI without an Xray first” (internal thought: “MRI!? Is this serious!?”) 5/x 100
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025I got an ortho referral just in case, advising to delay the appt by a few more days in case I didn’t need it. I’d injured this knee in my youth without treatment (no health insurance at the time) & has given me problems ever since, so he ordered an xray. #4 - share historical context! 4/x 100
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025I had a really good yoga workout before my accident & thought “I really should be doing this more as I’m getting older to help me stay active.” After a physical exam, he gave me 50/50 on it being okay versus serious because… #3 active bodies can take more hits &, if injured, bounce back quicker 3/x 100
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025I waited for an already-scheduled checkup on Tuesday to have a doctor look at it. I was terrified to hear anything ACL-related, giving all the horror I’ve heard about the recovery. #2 - a doctor can feel immediately if you’ve completely torn your ACL, which was the first good news I’d heard. 2/X 100
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 24/02/2025I took a tumble while skiing last weekend and thought I’d share lessons learned so far in hopes it helps someone else. Oh, and maybe I can get extra tips, too! #1 - save the number for local ski patrol in your phone. Thankfully an off-duty EMT stopped to help and made the call for us. 111
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 08/01/2025I was gifted a desk cat bed for Christmas for my ergonomics sake. Instead of solving my problem, I now have two cats in my office all the time instead of just the one lap-sitter… 130
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 13/12/2024I (attempt to) record a second of each day and compile them on my birthday. I'm closer to my next birthday than my last, but better late than never, I guess! youtu.be/AJivh3npMiA?...youtu.be1 Second Everyday: 33YouTube video by Madison Sites 021
Madison @madisonmsites.com · 26/11/2024Oh, look, a new feed to burden with Duolingo updates so I can get more gems that I’ll never use. 010
