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gota see the doc again on tuesday Good luck with it. I had a broke ankle back in the early 80's and it bothered me for quite a while. It healed OK, just clicked and popped and fronts coming through ached. Finally quit all that, it just took a while. miles
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Takes a while, started rehab, it swells, ice it down, go some more, ice it down. Lot of people say the swelling will go on for six months to a year. The knee scooter will help, crutches eat cshit.
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I dont plan on messing with this thing for six months. I'll be hunting by mid october.
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Going dove hunting the first, sit under a tree, wait for doves to fly by. Dont know how well I will be able to climb up in a tri-pod by bow season. May have to sit in the plywood bow box that is on the ground.
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Well , saw the doc today. They took the cast off and did a few x- rays. They said everything was healing great and in good alignment.stitches out and another cast on for 4 weeks. After that a boot.
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May 28 I spiral fractured my left tibia and broke a piece off. Sprained my right ankle. They put 2 plates in my left ankle. Not sure how many screws. Apparently I did more than sprain my right ankle even though nothing showed up on the xrays. A week later on June 5 I was walking with my crutches and my right ankle bone "popped". Spiral fracture of my right tibia. 1 plate and 8 screws in it. I'm now walking with a cane and only wearing lace up ankle braces for support.
It sucks, but I'm healing faster than I expected. Still hurts. I was prescribed Percoset but didn't take it very long. Now I just take 500mg of acetominophin and 200mg of ibuprofin at the same time. It works. God speed on your healing.
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Glad to hear the good report. I have broken some bones but nothing near that bad. I shudder to think of what your are going through.
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here's a picture of my ankle before they removed the stitches. i had these on the outside of my ankle and one more stitch on the other side where they fixes the ligament .looked better than i thought it would. ![[Linked Image]](http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a126/srwshooter/IMG_0960_zps98ch8md3.jpg)
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Doesn't look like prime entertainment for you.  Hang in there!
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My scars are on the ankle, inside and outside. I can walk around the house with almost no limp. I see doc monday. Hope I get released to go back to work.
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got my knee scooter today,man this thing is great. i got out in my gun room today .its good to bae able to get out some now. i'll try it out in my truck tomorrow.
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I just saw this and was sorry to read about the bad break, but I'm glad to see your on the mend.
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You broke the bone above your ankle?
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Yes i broke the small bone in my leg. Its plated and has 10 screws in it. 2 of them go thru both leg bone and will be removed in 6-8 weeks. My break is almost exactly like coryj 's in the x- ray picture in this thread.
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I don't know if yours is better or worse than mine. I hope you get full use of yours back. I'm trying to do exactly as the doc says. You will appreciate the knee scooter. Hate sorry crutches.
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leg seems to be gettin better. gota see the doc again on tuesday. bought me nice knee scooter off craigslist this week. haven't picked it up yet,can't wait to give it a try.damn those crutches. Never had a busted leg but I'm sue it isn't much fun. I have heard guys talk about how sore their arms became from the crutches but they survived and I bet you will too in good shape. Hang in there!
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Yes you get very tired of them. Rub your underarms raw. I think I'm done with them. I hope
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Got out of the air boot today. I have a velcro brace that I can use inside my lace up work boots. Got release to go back to work. I'm thankful!!!
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I bet that feels better. I am happy for you.
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Yes i broke the small bone in my leg. Its plated and has 10 screws in it. 2 of them go thru both leg bone and will be removed in 6-8 weeks. My break is almost exactly like coryj 's in the x- ray picture in this thread. So was it praying to the good Lord or the Doctor's that made this happen?
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