I need to whine a bit - Page 6

shoptilyadropagain · ‎03-19-2014

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.

Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, but Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.
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Estellee · ‎07-12-2011

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

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

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

jubilant · ‎06-10-2010

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 · ‎05-10-2010

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 · ‎03-16-2010

@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 · ‎03-09-2010

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

jubilant · ‎06-10-2010

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 · ‎03-09-2010

@Imaoldhippie wrote:

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.