Man Down!!

[bigbubba]

Monday evening i get home from work,When i get out of my truck i step on an uneven spot in the driveway and turn my left ankle!No biggie it hurt but i'm no sissy i can walk it off right? It was still hurting tuesday morning but i stuffed it in my boot and went to work.By the time i got home that night i could barely walk and when i pulled my boot off my ankle was so swollen that it was rolled over my heel on both sides!Long story short i have a high ankle sprain and some torn tendons,I am in a half cast and off work for up to 6 weeks!On the good side we are getting our tax refund thursday so money will be ok.And i'm picking up a new mig welder this weekend so if i can figure out how to keep my foot from catching fire i will have something to while i am off.

[930dreamer]

Get well my friend.They always say it's better to break it.

[Moose-LandTran]

Get well soon! I do that crap all too often and have to spend a few days limping while it heals.

Originally Posted by 930dreamer

Get well my friend.They always say it's better to break it.

I've heard the ankle is among the most painful breaks, and can take up to 2 years to heal fully.

I'd take a sprained ankle/torn tendons over than any day!

[Bronson]

Been there, done that, the last time was really bad. Doc said I would have been better off breaking it. Hope it heals good!

[Seanbev24]

Originally Posted by Moose-LandTran

I've heard the ankle is among the most painful breaks, and can take up to 2 years to heal fully.

I'd take a sprained ankle/torn tendons over than any day!

Even 2 years to fully heal beats never fully healing. I had the bone completely blown from the base of my thumb, causing it to just hang there. They took a bone graft from my forearm, put pins in it, and 6 months later it was fine (minus a fused joint)

On the other hand, my knees hurt 100% of the time due to MCL and meniscus tears

[larry_g]

So are you bragging or complaining? Hope the ankle heals quick and congrats on getting a refund and a welder.

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[Bull]

First the kitchen spill, and now this?!

Better not go to any casinos with your luck!

Heal quickly; there is always GJ surfing to keep you busy

[bigbubba]

Originally Posted by Bull

First the kitchen spill, and now this?!

Better not go to any casinos with your luck!

Heal quickly; there is always GJ surfing to keep you busy

Thanks Bull,I'm staying away from any type of gambling till my luck improves!

[theoldwizard1]

I did pretty much the same several years ago, including not going to the doctor for 3 days. Mine resulted in an avulsion fracture

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

An avulsion fracture is a bone fracture which occurs when a fragment of bone tears away from the main mass of bone as a result of physical trauma. This can occur at the ligament due to the application forces external to the body (such as a fall or pull) or at the tendon due to a muscular contraction that is stronger than the forces holding the bone together.

My xray looked very much like that picture ! It took over 6 months to heal completely.

Stay off of it as much as you can. I would recommend crutches for the first 2 weeks.

[plung]

You could always sell your pain meds in the classified section for extra cash

[softailgarage]

Hope ya feel better and hey, sounds like more "garage time"

[dirttracker18]

Done both really bad over the last 2 years. Both permanently swollen now . Heal fast, I know your pain.

[Seanbev24]

I'd take broken bones over torn ligaments/tendons any day. I've torn a few things that still bother me 5-10 years later. Sure it hurts like hell to break a bone, but bones heal easily.

OP- hopefully that isn't the case for you. I wish you a speedy recovery.

[crewchief888]

i feel your pain

i've had 2 (known) avulsion fractures in my right ankle. and from the look of xrays and comments that were made by orthopedic specialists at the time, at least 2 or more before that.

one in '86 from a flat track racing accident cost me 10 weeks in several different walking casts. i broke the bottom out of 4 casts, and had the side of one hit with a 16 lb sledgehammer
2nd one in '96 cost me 13 weeks in a brace.

[BigAl62]

Hope you heal fast and have no lasting problems! I speak from experience that the bigger you are, the harder you fall!

[bigbubba]

Thanks for the well wish's guy's! I hope to be back to work in 3-4 weeks.I filled out ALL the FMLA paper work today,That was fun When i get my new welder i'm going to build a few tree stands and hitch hauls to sell.I have done this in the past and have sold them as fast as i could build them!

[DYNA BILL]

That sucks, Bubba. Get well soon but don't rush it. Give it time to heal.

[scott37300]

I shattered my ankle, got ran over by a truck, good ole drunk stories! They put it in a soft cast and said to stay off it for a month. I was 21 and didn't listen and was walking all over the next day. Ten years later I still feel the pain every day and my ankle gives out all the time. I sure wish I would have listened to the doctors when it happened.

Hope yours heals better than mine did! And give it time to rest. I can't sit around but I sure wish I would have.

[bobcatdan]

Hope you feel better. I took a spill three weeks ago and my elbow broke my fall. Spilt it wide open. I didn't do anything about. The scab is healling decent, but if I tap it just right, damn it smarts still to this day. Maybe I should have had it looked at, I wonder if I may have cracked it. Oh well, get well soon.

[Mikefromcny]

Slipped on some black ice a few years ago, All of me fell on my right foot, heard a loud pop.
Never went to the doctor, probably sprained it. At work the following monday, boss noticed I was limping around, asked if I was constipated.