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ArcticMyst Security by Avery

Hi laserfriends, I broke my foot.

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Thanks all.

Right now I can't put any weight on my bandaged foot. The pain is too much. I am eating pain killer pills now.


I know from my experience, it turns going to the bathroom.. into an adventure (as you, no doubt.. have discovered by now) be mindful of what you eat...an drink:beer:

Take care,

Ray
 





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Follow whatever the MDs say--stay off it until they say OK to put weight on it and do some PT--they will probably switch you to a walking cast with anti-slip insert/sole when you are ready to put pressure on it.

Wishing you an easy recovery.
 
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Thanks for all the comments. I can feel the pain is already much lessened.
It is actually non existence if you don't move the foot.

Also the nurse ate the first aid hospital was a beauty. A beautiful young girl with blond hair. She helped me just before the operation. That ease the pain a lot. :)
 

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Also the nurse ate the first aid hospital was a beauty. A beautiful young girl with blond hair. She helped me just before the operation. That ease the pain a lot. :)

Sounds like the beautiful young blond is almost worth breaking a foot for!

Great to hear you are making quick progress.
 
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Ah. On the bright side, now you have a legitimate excuse to get high on narcotics.
 

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The hospital stuff is very strong. For the complete narcosis I have to breathe an air mask. It was hold by a nurse a few mm before my face. It didn't touch my face. The air smell fresh and pretty good. I took a few breathe and was completely of the world.
The next thing was the awaking in the IC room. :tired:
I didn't remember anything of the operation. The narcotics was strong stuff !!
 
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You should have seen there faces when they saw a 300 pound man lying there :crackup:

You weren't wearing sweat pants were you?

My favorite is having a 400lb cardiac arrest who decides to die on the toilet inside the smallest bathroom at the end of a long skinny hallway. People always find themselves in the worst places when they need help.
 

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You weren't wearing sweat pants were you?

My favorite is having a 400lb cardiac arrest who decides to die on the toilet inside the smallest bathroom at the end of a long skinny hallway. People always find themselves in the worst places when they need help.

Hey! Waking up and crapping are strenuous activities :na:

Remember, I was mining at the time of my accident.
I was wearing levis and high top, lace up boots.
My boot was actually holding the ankle immobile pretty well.
If I had owned a truck with an automatic transmission,
I would have driven myself out of there

Of course then the story wouldn't have be nearly as fun ;)

The hospital was enjoyable as well, but let's save that for over beers sometime ;)

Peace,
dave
 
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Ouch! Breaking bones sucks.

Although I have you beat on the number of plates and pins / screws. :D
 
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Surprisingly I've never broken a bone in my body..

I managed to throw a dart into my leg once, I won't be doing that again anytime soon!

Hope you recover quickly and take it easy!
 

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Hope you recover quickly!

Time will heal all the wounds.
 
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I've never broken any bones really...
I've had multiple stress fractures in my foot though due to have no arches. It has also left me with chronic pain if I stand in one place for too long. I learned that lesson when I tried to join the Navy.
 
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I've never broken any bones really...
I've had multiple stress fractures in my foot though due to have no arches. It has also left me with chronic pain if I stand in one place for too long. I learned that lesson when I tried to join the Navy.

I had a cast on my left arm for about 2 months (almost cracked elbow, was like half-cracked or however you say it), twisted my anckle so I was walking funny for about 1 week (and not at all for a few days), and that's about it really. I know people my age that probably glow in the dark from all the X-rays or something.

What do you mean by stress fractures and having no arch in foot? Is that similar/same as having flat feet? That's what I got, but I can stand for very long time if needed.
 




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