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[shoptilyadropagain]

I'm so sorry for your fall and pray you heal quickly!!  My friend posted on FB that she also fell in her driveway and had a chipped bone in her foot or ankle as well as a broken wrist.

I've been there and done that.  I know it's too late now but I also highly recommend Yaktraxs or something similar.  We've had a bad winter with lots of snow and ice and I've practically worn mine every day.  They really do work.

[Estellee]

@Imaoldhippie Hope you let us know how you are doing when you can.

[AuntG]

Sorry to read about your fall. Hoping things heal quickly.

[jubilant]

Sorry to hear this about your ankle. Hope it heals up QUICKLY. Meanwhile I pray you will soon be  feeling better.  I hate the ice...

have broken a leg and a wrist because of it. 

[chrystaltree]

How awful indeed.  I had a fall like that but it was black ice covering the parking lot.  Fractured my right wrist.  Since then I've been paranoid about ice.  Hubby thinks I'm nuts because I "see" ice where it doesn't exist.  Very icy in my area lately.  Warnings on tv, the mayor sent out an advisory.  Saly for deicing is hard to come by.  Wishing you a speedy recovery.

[conlt]

@Imaoldhippie  I am so sorry that you fell and hurt yourself. In December, I stood up and my ankle rolled and I broke my foot. I was put in a CAM boot and I am still in it to this day. I see the podiatrist on Monday and I hope that she says that I can  progress to a shoe. 

It is best to do what the doctors say to do. Thankfully, I did not require surgery. I have to limit my walking though so the bones can mend. 

If you get a boot, it is probably best to wear compression socks with it. A sock anyway or it will irritate your foot and leg. I like the Wellow compression socks. They are expensive but in my opinion, totally worth it. I got compression socks from Costco and they made my skin itch. 

It has been a challenge getting around the house and I rarely go out. I do have a knee scooter. Practice with that because it can be a little tricky. I take 1 650 mg Tylenol 4 X per day for pain. Ice your foot multiple times a day and keep it elevated. 

They told me to practice RICE: Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. My foot is healing nicely but it has been 10 weeks now. 

Yesterday, I saw my Endocrinologist and because of the foot break, he started me on medication to help my bones. I have Osteopenia, not Osteoporosis. 

I am grateful to my employer for allowing me to work at home all of this time. 

If you have a boot, you must not walk at all without the boot. Even to get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. It is such a pain, literally, You will get used to the restrictions. I wish you the best. 

[wagirl]

@Imaoldhippie ---hello---so have you posted about what your dr said about  your broken bones? I missed it--or didn't read it----

[jubilant]

I hope you are doing well and that your recovery won't take to long. These days they can do so much more than years ago.

[CalminHeart]

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@Imaoldhippie wrote:

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I'm so sorry. I hurt for you.

Your story took me back to 1999. I slipped on the bottom step going down to the basement and broke my lower leg, ankle, and broke off both of the pointed bones on each side of the ankle. I ended up having surgery, an 8" bar and countless screws. 

The bar got cold and felt like an internal ice pack on my leg the first few winters after that. I hate socks but quickly adapted. LOL 

My ankle still tells me when the barometer begins to top. 

[Kachina624]

@Imaoldhippie.  Please come back and let us know how you're doing.  We're concerned about you.