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64Bel Get Well Soon

@64BEL
:praying: Still in prayers, sir...
One thing I've never done in life is break anything (knock wood!). Had docs tell me more than a few times
stuff I tore hell out of would have been "better" if a bone had given way, though.
Never understood that one.

Also had a friend go through a broken tibia whose bright idea for showers was to stick the leg in a garbage
bag, duct tape the top shut and climb into the shower.
Oh well, dude never was right in the noggin. Good-natured fella though. :)
 
Fran Blacker said:
The length of recovery on ankle is tough. May 5 2009 my ankle fell apart, ligament snapped. First time I could put weight on it Oct 7. Long story from start to finish. Be careful and let it heal.
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That's a long time, Fran!
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moparedtn said:
@64BEL
:praying: Still in prayers, sir...
One thing I've never done in life is break anything (knock wood!). Had docs tell me more than a few times
stuff I tore hell out of would have been "better" if a bone had given way, though.
Never understood that one.

Also had a friend go through a broken tibia whose bright idea for showers was to stick the leg in a garbage
bag, duct tape the top shut and climb into the shower.
Oh well, dude never was right in the noggin. Good-natured fella though. :)
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Thanks, Ed! I figured this was the first time I'd been in an ER for myself since around 1970, so I had a good run. These are my first broken bones.
 
64BEL said:
Thanks, Ed! I figured this was the first time I'd been in an ER for myself since around 1970, so I had a good run. These are my first broken bones.
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DARN good run, I'd say. :thumbsup:

Right with you on house roofs, too - last time I was up on mine was when we put the standing seam metal on my monster
porch creation. Fetched the metal from a local fab shop and my bud and I got after it. Easy work - except I learned that
brand new, coated 50-year metal roofing is SLICKER THAN SNOT.
It has some sort of fine particle "sand" on it (I guess from the fabbing process?) that just rolls on the coating like tiny ball
bearings.

Now, I've been on plenty of roofs in my day... but I was working down on one of the eave sides (about a dozen foot off
the ground) and had been experiencing some of that slicky footing, but when one of my feet just decided to leave the chat,
the rest of my carcass immediately followed.
Instinctively, I plopped full body down on my front side, hoping my full body weight would stop the slide down the slope.
Nope.
I hollered for anyone on the ground (wife or bud) to bring the ladder QUICKLY, which they did - too late.
I slid off the roof lying on my belly and came off backwards, frantically grabbing for non-existent gutters or something....
ANYTHING....to slow my fall.
THUD. I imagine the USGS office in Greeneville registered an earth tremor from it...

Afterwards, as I was on the ground after performing the rather ungainly dismount (landing in the little rock garden my
wife likes to keep around the front of the house), I slowly got my bearings and realized I was still conscious.
Typical of other similar events in my life, I slowly got up and took a census of all Ed systems - which were all intact,
functional, but pissed off all to hell - with a nifty decorative pattern now scratched/carved/dented into my skin, thanks
to all that fancy decorative stone.
The wife and my bud found it all comical as hell, once the shock wore off of just how far I had fallen and gotten away
with it. "If you're gonna be stupid, you better be tough."
Indeed. :lol:
 
It's a very unsettling feeling, being out in space waiting to land, isn't it, Ed?!

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Yes, sir! And I meant to say, Ed, I'm glad you got away with your fall!! :thumbsup:
 
64BEL said:
Yes, sir! And I meant to say, Ed, I'm glad you got away with your fall!! :thumbsup:
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Oh brother, thank you - but I'm just Gods' little lab experiment. Ain't no hill for a stepper. :)
YOU, on the other hand, we need healthy and happy and bouncing around like someone put ants
in your pants, so listen to those docs and feel better! :thumbsup:
 
Thanks for asking, guys. I'm off the Oxy, which means I'm off the stool softeners - yay! The Oxy is a formidable opponent to the stool softeners, let me tell ya!:BangHead:
I'm also done with the antibiotics, so I've reduced the pills by quite a bit. That's a victory. It's doing well - not much pain at all, but I struggle with swelling while sleeping. I have my first post surgery appointment tomorrow, which I'm looking forward to. I haven't been anywhere but the recliner and the bathroom in 2 weeks, so it'll be good to get out. I'm anxious to learn more about what's next. I'm still 4 weeks from weight bearing. Seems that things are going well, though. I'm being super careful every time I'm on my crutches.
:thankyou::luvplace:
 
I had my first post op appointment yesterday. It's healing well, and the nurse practitioner who's working with me was relieved to see that the severe fracture blisters I had are healing so well. She said she had been dreading my appointment because she was worried the blisters wouldn't heal properly or would be infected after the way they looked on the day of the surgery. Then she showed us a picture of my foot from that day. It was shocking and disturbing to look at. I'm not exaggerating when I say it looked like a foot from a rotting corpse. As ugly as it still looks now, it looks so much better. 6 more weeks of no weight bearing, but all is moving in the right direction at this point. X-ray pics below show the hardware, which I get to keep forever. The fibula should fuse itself together as time moves along.

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I’ve been in the recliner, to the Doctor, and Rehab to check on Linda. The Doctor’s Office did brighten my spirits do to the scenery. Dermatologist also attracts the Botox crew! The front was good too, but couldn't get away with a shot. Damn that crack!

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Dennis H said:
I’ve been in the recliner, to the Doctor, and Rehab to check on Linda. The Doctor’s Office did brighten my spirits do to the scenery. Dermatologist also attracts the Botox crew! The front was good too, but couldn't get away with a shot. Damn that crack!

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That's one way to cheer Dave up.... :lol: Nice catch Dennis.

Dave I hope your progress is going well....still thinking about you. :thumbsup:
 
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