Broke my ankle bones in two places....

PopsnTuff

PopsnTuff

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Was walking the beagle, slipped backwards on a muddy patch of grass on a hill and my foot turned all the way around:
snap, crackle and pop it went.....surgery will be scheduled soon to have pins put in....lucky me....

Anybody else go thru this or something similar? :(
 

So sorry to hear that. I can imagine how painful it must have been. How did you get home? Did you let go of the dog? I dislocated my knee a few years back and that was painful also. I guess you will be in for a lot of physical therapy later on. My thoughts are with you.
 
Yes, I did something similar about four years ago. Slipped on the wet tiles on my back verandah after watering the garden.

Managed to "commando crawl" back into the house and called the ambulance.
Waited about a half hour for a Paramedic to respond. He gave me some pain relief.

Then waited another a half hour for an ambulance to arrive.
They knocked me out, managed to put my leg/ankle, which was upside down into the right position.

Transported me to hospital, where I spent 9 days waiting for the swelling to go down before they could operate.
Spent 6 hours in surgery while they put all the piece back together again. Lots of pins, plates and screws to hold it all together.

After that, I spent 7 wees in a wheelchair, trying to get around as well as I could. Had a good system in Australia, where I had someone come three times a week to help me shower and cook and clean for me.

Spent a few months more after than going to Physio _ first learning how to walk in a moon boot, then a few weeks later, how to actually move without it.

I'm OK now, but I do still have some nerve damage, which will never repair. Just a bit of niggley pain that will never go again.

Left with a bit of a limp, but not too noticeable.
 
Oh those falls, just talking to a gf yesterday and we had not spoken for a couple weeks and I figure no news is good news, but she was getting sick and had a hard fall outside on her driveway, walking her dog...took two neighbors to get her up. She seems to fall more when outside walking her dog. No dog walking here.

I've had some falls in the last 3 yrs but no breaks, so all in all fortunate..

We can't be careful enough. Good healing vibes.

On the stronger bone issue, I don't take calcium supps, but high doses of magnesium which is said to be more important for bone health. Many/most people are mag deficient.
 
So sorry to hear that PopsnTuff, I know that's got to be very painful. I hope your surgery goes smooth and you have a full recovery.

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Oooooooooh, that sounds painful Popsntuff ! Hope it heals well and you’re soon feeling better x
 
Yikes...Ouch!!, Ouch!!, Ouch!!.....I hope the pain is bearable, and it knits back soon...

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I did something similar when I was a teen, falling down some concrete stairs , to this day my right ankle is weakened, so it's more painful than the other if I go over on it..
 
Ouch!

That sounds really painful!

Now I feel guilty about complaining about a little plantar Plantar Fascitis.

Let us know how your surgery goes.
 
PopsnTuff said:
Was walking the beagle, slipped backwards on a muddy patch of grass on a hill and my foot turned all the way around:
snap, crackle and pop it went.....surgery will be scheduled soon to have pins put in....lucky me....

Anybody else go thru this or something similar? :(
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My advice ? Stay out of those two places !
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
So sorry to hear that. I can imagine how painful it must have been. How did you get home? Did you let go of the dog? I dislocated my knee a few years back and that was painful also. I guess you will be in for a lot of physical therapy later on. My thoughts are with you.
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Thanks Ruth....I didnt let go of our beagle and he stayed right next to me sitting...I luv him for that....called my son who came to me very quickly, then he took over the beagle, and I called 911....its all so painful even taking the percoset which throws me for a loop, then nausea med that I really need with it.....
 
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