Well I just thought I would let everyone know that almost exactly two years ago I had a trimaellor ankle break which I never thought I would walk again from. Slowly over the past two years I have re-learned to walk and run on it. It has gotten better with time. Two weeks ago I decided to see how healed it was. We went to Disney World. Which if you don’t know you walk ALOT….. As I told my husband this was a great test to see how it would hold up to all this walking. It did amazingly well. There was only one time that it twinged enough with pain that I took an hour break to put it up. Otherwise I just kept going and it was fine we went to all the park (even some twice all day long for one week and it held up really well. It still gets swollen here and there and it still lets me know its not perfect but I figure since I still have metal down there and since it was hanging off my ankle at one point I can’t complain.
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Hey Ankle Breakers
To all of those that have been here for a long time to those that have come here a short time ago. to those that will be coming here soon I wish you al a Joyous Holiday Season And a Safe and happy New Year. Do not forget you are not alone and in time you will get better. Along the way you will face many trails and tribulation but in the end you will keep moving and looking for the fun in life again.
Above all Remember
Keep the right side Down and the right side up because if you don’t you will fall and that is what got us here in the first place
Don
wow I thought that there would be some people around here ;-0 but I hope people return if just to chat
Don
Hey Ankle Breakers 🙂
It has been way to long since I was on here. Last night at 10:06 was the 8th anniversary of my Wife’s and my Life changing accident. for those of you that may not know in 2006 my Wife and I were hit head on by a drunk driver. My Wife almost didn’t make the air flight to Morristown NJ hospital as she had very Sevier internal injuries as well as broken arm, collar bone and damage knee. as for me well I was just a mess 🙂 by that I had both ankles broken , femur broken, pelvis broken in 4 places as well as left arm and dislocated hip. But I We are still here walking talking and being annoying to our kids. It has been a long haul till this point for us as we still suffer with the injuries and will for the rest of our lives. for me I still walk like a webble Lol more of kind of a wobble with a noticeable limp. I have good days when I can walk almost normal and other days when I can barely put my feet on the ground mostly my right ankle as that was the most damaged it is also the one that they wanted to fuse. But I have held off on doing that for now. We know that there is always someone worse off then we are and have seen them with our time in hospital’s. The one thing to remember is never give up life is to short and to preciouses to let the injuries define the rest of your life. It is good seeing some of the old gang on here if only in a few posts. I hope to return more to this page as it is what got me through those hard times in the beginning and a lot of information passed through this page.
Oh yeah nope we weren’t taken by aliens LOL although that would be funny. I think we just got to a point where life took over and stopped us from getting the chance to come back and chat. Hope I can more now that life has settled down a little for us.
So I want to give a shout out to the old gang
Anklequest, sandy, Noreen, Trac, Lois. Wes,Clark,Susan ,Lee and anyone I missed
and remember ankle breakers
keep the right side up and the right side down or else you will flip and fall.
That is what got us all in trouble in the first place.
Don
hey Lois the first long time no see how are you doing ?
Hello All. it has been a long time since I have been back on this page. it has been 8 years since my accident that broke both my ankles at the same time, left one is Sort of OK the right livable as best I can. Pain most of the time as it is filled with arthritis and is in pain most of the time. I walk with a limp but get by. I see old friends name here Trac, Louis and a few more talk soon
Don
Just saying hello to all. As I have previously indicated my ankle is good and I had even begun wearing not too high– high heels– this year for special occasions, But the bad news is that I fell on ice and broke my wrist two months ago. The cast came off yesterday, and the pins get taken out next week, and then here I go into rehab mode yet again, to get it working as well as the ankle does now. Having a broken wrist is nowhere near as painful or debilitating as the ankle break was,,, but still what a downer to have another break as I really have been extremely careful since the ankle break. It’s just hard to believe this actually happened.
Hope all my od friends are doing well. AND I hope all you new ankle breakers offer each other tons of support. It will get better..
Cheers, Lois the first
One important message:
WATCH YOUR FOOD INTAKE DURING REHAB AND RECOVERY. YOU WILL FIND THAT YOU WILL NEED TO EAT MUCH LESS, OR STILL MAINTAIN AN EXERCISE ROUTING BECAUSE THE POUNDS WILL ADD ON AND NOT COME OFF THAT EASILY, TAKE IT FROM ME, 80 LBS HEAVIER THAN BEFORE. AND HAVE ONLY LOST 15 LBS SO FAR.
DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE ANKLE BREAK AND YOUR EXERCISE ROUTINE, YOU WILL GAIN WEIGHT.
MANAGE YOUR FOOD INTAKE.
BROKEN ANKLE MAN
Just a quick note to check in and say hello to what appears to be the newest contributor, themisslegap. So Welcome, sorry to hear of your anklerbreak, and sorry also to hear of your frustrati on. Some anklebreakers suffer only a sprain or a light break, and some suffer broken Tib Fib with shattered Talus and inside and outside Mallelous, along with the dislocation. And some suffer amputation. Many other anklebreakers have been where you are. It is truly an injury that only you can understand. Unless others you interact with have suffered one, and its aftermath, they will never know the suffering you endure. But as bad and traumatic as it may be, it is a BROKEN ANKLE. YOU ARE NOT DEAD. YOU ARE STILL ALIVE AND STILL HAVE A LIFE TO LIVE. Do not become a shut in, stuck in a chair and watching TV and feeling sorry for yourself. But a little grieving and self pity is OK.. Do what you need to do to move on, but don’t get stuck in a rut.
The above described anklebreak I described is mine. No amputation, though. Four operations, 3 plates (inside, outside mallelious plates, the prominent ankle bones we feel and see on each side of our foot) and one plate attached to my Calcanium and up underneath my Achillies Tendon, up next to my Fibula) with approx. 30 bone screws for the 3 plates, with the side plates removed but the Achillies plate left in for my fusion, the most painful operation of them all, replaced with two stainless steel 6 in” long by 1/2 in. wide bone screws going up inside the base of my Tibula, through the other assorted bones.
Happened over 5 years ago while walking my dogs on the lakeside, which was covered with medium sized rocks following severe drought, with nowhere to walk to miss them, I picked the wrong one, suffered an inward roll that brought me down, with no pain at all, lucky me, A gift from God I’m sure, (don’t think the pain circuit was completed, so the pain never came back up to my brain). Waiting for help, someone finally showed up, the ambulance, hospital, films, relocation, XRay films, then surgery, with the Doc saying he did his best, never seen such a bad one, don’t get my hopes up, fingers crossed..
And then home to deal with crutches, the fears of the future and never being normal again, loss of work, rehab, more surgery, all very hard to take. Mever to run again, or even hike or go off road, with ortho shoes and a brace and cane for the rest of my life. Poor me, but it got better.
AND IT DOES GET BETTER, DON’T GIVE UP. Rely on your friends, and try to read the archives of this blog. Quite good reading, really, so much so that it was broken into two groups, Broken Ankle Year One and Broken Ankle Year Two, or something like that. You will find it. Lots of information about just what you and others are going thru, and many of those became friends from this blog, and have travelled to meet and have reunions, etc.
AND THEN ONE DAY, AFTER AUGUST 11, 2011, with Trak’s last entry, they all just coincidentally each, apparently without consulting each other, just quit writing in to this blog. What a coincidence, really, but being all abducted by Aliens seems more likely. Still working on it. My guess is they had other emails with all on list and just all moved to another spot, perhaps for privacy. Don’t know. But really good reading, and very important info, priceless, and very worth reading.
Hey, themisslegap; write back. hopefully feeling much better, and tell your tale and fill us, or me anyway, in on what happend, and give us your anklebreak info and your prognosis.
And CHIN UP, MAN, OR LADY, IT WILL GET BETTER, BUT NOT EASY. HANG IN THERE.
Broken Ankle Man
ver 5 years later and still fused, always will be, done to reduce pain and form one giant bone L shaped, to strengthen and reduce complications. I’m walking OK without the brace, wear slippers when inside, and use the cane and brace and shoes when I go out.
Still on heavy pain meds, relatively, Norco 10 with 2 taken 3 times a day. Only just takes the edge off. But life goes on and I’m determined not to let my broken now fused ankle define me. Ever.
Good thing it happened after 50, and not 25, and sure I will never run like I used to, ever again, or do anything sports minded, perhaps golf, meaning to get back to it since the break, but life does go on, and it doesn’t last forever, the pain goes away, somewhat, and you will adjust to whatever you must adjust to, perhaps nothing, perhaps everything, but just don’t give up. Ever!
It’s been almost 3 months, into the cam boot. this just sounds awful. I had no idea that a broken ankle is such a crippling, disfiguring injury. I just turned 30 and looks like my life is quite possibly over. If my future only holds mocking limps, fusions, arthritis, amputation what’s the point? check out early and deny the doctors wages…
you’d think by 2012 we’d have actual medicine to fix this stuff. Feels like WWI
Hi All,
It’s quite a while since I’ve been on this site but all the old ‘commentators’have been in my thoughts as time has gone on. It is 4 years since my break and I have to say that the comments and contact with others on this site really helped me to deal with my situation. I’m sure it still does so for new viewers. I have certainly moved on that time but will never be the same as I was before. I no longer wear ‘high’ heels and only tolerate medium ones for a short period of time – maybe psychological as I can’t bear to even see others in stilletoes; just asking for trouble in my opinion:-) I still get periods of stiffness and pain but getting used to that – not a big problem. I have some days when my ankle clicks and grinds but, again, that is to be expected. My main issue is still being able to feel the metal plate and screws under my skin which gives me the heebie-jeebies!!! However, it’s not going away so I just have to get on with it. I have been able to get back into walking / hillwalking again which is great – I didn’t think that would be possible a few years ago. Great news is I am now a proud grandmother for the first time. The gorgeous Sebastian arrived in December last year and is the apple of my eye. We are looking forward to a family holiday on the Isle of Arran in July…hopefully some babysitting and hillwalking included to make me really happy! To all new ankle-breakers – hang in there, it will get better in time. To all oldies – thank you so much for your support over the months of recovery. Your comments made a huge difference to me and helped me to get through a time where other people didn’t understand.
Keep your feet firmly planted on the ground! xxx
Hi! This is my 1st comment here so I just wanted to give a quick shout out and tell you I truly enjoy reading through your posts. Can you recommend any other blogs/websites/forums that go over the same topics? Thanks a lot!
Hi there,,, Broken Ankleman and all… Yes we were all abducted by aliens,, you are quite correct…lol. Actually, I don’t think anyone abandoned the site in favor of private communication,,, or was abducted by alien forces… it’s more I think that gradually over time, we got better,,, and as we did we got on with other things in our lives. So now, I think we just check in occasionally,, which is what I do when I once in a while get a twinge in my ankle… or when I get housebound from a snow storm, and both those situations are applicable this evening. So hello everyone… hope all are continuing to improve. Hugs,,, Lois the first…
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I think that one explanation to the mystery of where many of the regular ankle breakers are, is that they privately communicated among their inner circle and dumped this blog, and found a new way to communicate.
That’s just one explanation, and of course can’t be proved, but other than all abucted by aliens or joining witness protection, or all moving to South America, or like the ancient Anasazi indians of the 4 corners area in the southwest, who many believed, just stepped into a parallel dimension and never returned, about 1200 years ago, it’s as good an explanation as anything else. Perhaps we will never know. But good luck to them, as I’m sure some must still check in to see whats up.
As this site seems to have been abandoned by all of its most regular users, since September, with Trac’s last entry on Aug. 31st, anyway, now 6 months ago, perhaps it will start fresh with another group of interesting and dedicated ankle breakers sharing information, support, friendship and advice.
Good luck to all future users.
For info, I suffered a very serious Tri-Mallealor (sp)
breaks, rolling inwards, that shattered my Talus, splintered the base of my femur and Tibia, breaking both inside and outside malleolous, resulting in two plates, inside and out, reattaching both malleolous
with about 12 screws each plate. I had no swelling, no pain, until after the surgery, and then came the fun part. Rehab. Its been about 3 yrs, I walk with a sever limp, still have much pain, left the plates in on doctor’s advice, and am walking on eggshells and guarding my good ankle, as well as I can.
Any comments?
I too wonder where everyone is …. Clark, Sandra, Don, Anklequest, Denver Wes, Lois, Lee, Norine and especially Trac our pie lady! I have read and commented a little myself for 4 years now. When I look back over the thousands of posts, I realize how helpful this site is for the newly broken ankles. Over time the ankle has gotten better, even though it is hard to judge on a day to day basis. Happy Holidays to you all, as Don would say, “keep the right side up and the right side down or else you will flip and fall!”
So where did you all go? Oh well, that’s life, I guess.
Trac, any ideas? By the way, hope all is well and getting better, and congrats on yoour remarkable recovery.
No activity since August? I used to enjoy reading this site. Where did everybody go? Everyone all healed? Quite a mystery, to be sure.
HMMMMMMMMM.
Hi! Just popping by to see who is around and say a quick hello. I’m up and walking on my prosthetic w/o a cane now. I can’t walk far yet, but everyday brings me more progress. Mostly the pain is from my back. It is exciting to be walking after 4 years. People say they can’t believe how tall I am (5’11”). I guess since they always saw me sitting that makes sense.
How is everyone? I hope this is a case of no word is a good word and that everyone is doing quite well.
Continue to take care,
trac
WHat compassionate and thoughtful words you have written Wes. I am the Aussie. Any other Aussies on this site? Anyway, it will be 2 years this June since my trimalleolar compound fracture, 2 plates, 11 screws. this all happened in my brother’s driveway the night before I was heading off on a yacht trip!Like you Wes, there is just some stiffness in the dorsiflexion at times. For me it’s often when walking down steep stairs. Mostly nowadays, I carry out activities without any problems. I do forget a lot of the time, except that I am still quite anxious about potentially wet, slippery areas. My partner has just come out of hospital after having a total knee repalcement operation. It is interesting to note our different ways of dealing with things. He didn’t have an accident. His came from wear and tear during military service. Much love to all of you marvellous people on this site. And yes, let’s all keep our feet on the ground! It’s scary when you lose your footing!
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Hey all
Anklequest let me know when you have time and YES we should get together and check progress. Been way to long since I have heard from you. Trac seems like your coming along. Slow as it is, it will be worth crossing the finish line after all you have endured. Lois glad to see your still around also Wes been so long since I got a chance to get back here. As for me still walking and moving. Have my ups and downs Rain coming and going kills me for 3 days each way> I can tell you when it is in Chicago and I am in NJ LOL. but after where I have been to where I am now I count myself lucky. Glad to see this site still upo it gave me so much help when I started. Any of the old crowed heard from Sandy or any of the old group?
Well keep working everyone and keep your feet on the groumd we anklebreakers seem to have trouble when our feet are not on the ground
Don
Ana, I don’t know which Lois you were writing to, but I’ll respond. I had my fusion on October 18, 2010. I’m just short of 4 months. My bones have started to fuse. The dr. left my foot in an arch shape, since I am a walker. There is a height difference in my legs now, about 1/2 inch. It is difficult to walk without a lift in my shoe. On Thursday I am going to see about having a lift put onto the outside of a pair of sneakers. Walking is coming very slowly and awkwardly. So far my gait is far from normal. After I get a good lift I will go for physical therapy to help me get back to a smooth walk.
If you want to discuss any of the process, please email me at [email protected].
Lois,
Wow, how are you doing with the ankle fusion? I had one a little under 3 weeks ago, January 20. I am so scared, I don’t regret that I had it because the pain was really bad, I just don’t like to be in the “unknown”. Please let me know about your progress. I have still another 9 weeks to go before I put weight, I see your first few steps were not so great, but is it getting better? I’ve read it takes about 1 year until it’s completely painless. How were the nerves, mine were firing every 5 minutes the first week and a half? I don’t feel that anymore, nor the cramps. This is my 3rd surgery and hopefully last, I don’t think I can take another one. Lots of luck for a speedy and painfree recovery.
Its funny cause its true. Thanks for the good time.. lol
NOREEN, I am watching the completely horrible flooding in Queensland on television,, which just seems to get worse and worse. I know you will be without power if you are still in Queensland but chances are that you have evaculated… and with so many evacuees it is unlikely you will have access to internet. However, please know that we are thinking about you and praying for your safety.
Hugs, Lois (the first)
whereever we are in the world we are and cannot help but keep thinking about you and hoping that you are somewhere out of there and safe.
Hi All, this is The other Lois ( in the USA),
I had my cast off last week. I’m having a difficult time learning to walk again. My ankle has not fused yet, it gets very swollen and hurts when I first put it down, not too mention that I can’t seem to bend my knee when I walk. It’s sort of like a swashbuckler or Charlie Chaplin. Any suggestions? I’m at 12 weeks after the fusion now.
Happy New Year!
Hello!!! I, too, keep reading. I feel connected to you all. I am to see so many healed and moving on, and blessings to those that are still working on it. I am working hard. I have an excellent pt team and prosthetician. Unfortunately, it will take longer to get a leg. I mentionedbefore that I do not have complete extension in my knee, I had it manipulated a few times. I’m getting there. I’ll be in shape when I finally get a leg. HA!
I hope all had good holidays. Here’s to 2011.
I love reading about everyone’s adventures. Look forward to reading about more.
Take Care,
Traci
Noreen,,, I’m like you… no, actually I’m worse because you are still struggling through your injury, while I am basically over mine, so I should be long gone from this site, but instead I am always checking back too,,, to see how all of you are coming along. Emails from my friends and family sit waiting for replies,,, and instead I am reading up on everyones progress… lol Once again I have to respond to your comments about watching the New York snow on tv,,, I am in Western Canada and we had a dump of about 8 inches today,,, so part of it was spent shovelling… but I/we have been watching the terrible flooding in Australia on our TV news… I hope that YOU are safe because they were talking about that flood area now being as large as our entire province of British Columbia, and show pictures of snakes and crocodiles in the flood waters. Less so, but as well they have talked about the Perth Australia area as being tinder dry,, and are expressing concern for wildfires. So not exactly a happy weather time in your part of the world… I don’t hear as much talk about “global warming” anymore,, but we still do hear talk about “climate change” and there certainly do seem to be more severe weather patterns. They are predicting a snowier than usual year for us here,,, but at worst that may mean that I am semi stuck cozy and warm in my house with a hardy wood fire burning in the fireplace,, while I veg cuddled up reading books…
so that shan’t be too hard to take… But extreme weather like floods means that special care has to be taken of ankles doesn’t it… so please take care and be safe…. Lois (the first)
through it. I should be long gone from this site, as my ankle is really very good now, but I find it hard to wean myself off from wondering just how everyone else is coming along.
Hi All! Yes, a wonderful holiday season to everyone.
I’m going to the ortho dr. next Tuesday. I’m in my 3rd hard cast and walking awkwardly with crutches. Sometimes I can even manage with only one crutch! This is week a bit over 2 months since the fusing.
Onward and awkward!!!! : )
Happy Holiday Season to you all and may the new year bring bless you with good health and healing. Hugs,,, Lois (the first)
Trac – send me your email so I can reach out and find you on Facebook. Would love to keep up that way 🙂
Lee
Trac! i haven’t been to visit here in a long time, so imagine my surprise to hear your news. It sounds like it’s all going well. You’re so determined. What a spirit! Keep on – you will be great, hiking in no time and back in cute shoes. I just know it.
Would love to hook up on Facebook – don’t know how to find you though ? I’ll try again.
-Lee
Well, hello!! Here it is, 3 weeks since I’ve become an official member of the Below Knee amputee community, it seems so long ago! I am not fully healed yet. I do begin PT and prosthesis training tomorrow, however. And, it can be quite painful, esp the phantom — amazingly so. I was taken off pain pills the third day. Which was okay, last time, they really messed me up. Plus, I hear from a lot that once I’m up and around they will lessen. I also find myself crying at the oddest of times, and I’m not sure why. I’ve talked to others, they aLl said – yup, that happens. I try not to think about all the hard work that lay ahead, but rather, just wake up each day and go for it. I do think about wearing cute shoes again…HA!!!
I’m hoping everyone is doing well, keeps getting stronger, had a great Thanksgiving, and a Blessed Christmas!
Peace,
Trac
Hey Lois the first one (LOL)
how are things going? Just getting some time to get back and check on the site. Been along time things are moving forward and then backward and then forward like all of us. When they tell you your done they have no idea that this is a life long battle it is never over that simply for most of us. LOL but we keep on moving
Don
Hi Trac,,,, I am sending hugs, love and all good thoughts to you.
Hello to Anklequest and Don as well… hope all is well with you two. Lois (the first one)…
Hey Trac Hope all is well and can’t wait to hear the progress reports. Anklequest we should indeed meet for lunch again. Hope you and Hubby are doing well? Hope everyone else is doing well and keeping the right part of your feet on the ground:-)
Don
Wow, Trac, it happened. Keep us posted. Hopefully your life will get back in shape again.
Don , saw your recent post. We should meet again.
Good Day from Creighton Hospital in Omaha. Yesterday I had ny below knee amputation. All is going quite well. I am very excited about getting my movement back. Oh, they are not kidding about the phantom pains. Sheesh!
Well, I did a lot of walking today, actually, hopping…So, I will say more tomorrow.
hope life is well –
trac
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Greetings anklebreakers.
Been a long time since I have posted and it is nice to see so many still around. Trac, Louis, Wes and all the others I forgot to put down. Hope every one is well? or getting better. I have had my ups and down over these past few months. Still doing ok though with all we have all been through. I am also glad to see others are finding theor way here for more information. You get more here then any place else. I will stop by again shortly to check in and say hio when I can
Remeber ankle breakers keep the right p[art of your feet on the ground we seem to get introuble when we don’t
Don
Oh wow — Lois, that is exactly what I needed to read. Yea, I just finished treating yet another infection/wound.
I’m going to keep this in mind. Thank You very much!
Had the work done today. Very heavy cast. More when I don’t have to write sideways! Thank you Lois 1
Lois #1 here… Trac, just read your post and am wishing you all good things,,, like LOTS of butter on your popcorn…lol I thought you might be interested in hearing that I recently met a woman in the grocery parking lot when she called out to me to see if I wanted her shopping cart. Realizing she had some sort of leg issue, and having been there myself, I asked if she was perhaps recovering from a broken ankle. She said “well, yes and no”. She explained that she had broken her ankle several years before and that it had never healed properly and she had continued to get repeated horrible infections in it. She finally began insisting on an amputation, which she showed me was from just below the knee.
She said “this was the best decision I could have made. I am finally comfortable and not in pain. For the first time in several years, I am able to walk. Not as well as I will be able to because it’s only been three weeks, but I drove here, and I just walked around that store and got all my own groceries, and this is just the beginning,, it will keep getting better now.”
So good Trac,,, I think you might be encouraged to hear that,,, and as I said … all the best of everything to you…. Hugs, Lois
Helloooooooo!!!!
It has been quite a while, which I will take to be a good thing, meaning progress and no real steps back. Michelle, it has been over 3 years (wow) for me, I broke both, and the one that healed beautifully still gets twinges here and there. I was told nothing to be too concerned about unless it becomes unbearable or impedes walking. I really get it in my arm and wrist where I have a lot more metal.
So, as for me? I am going forth w/the amputation. We’ve tried for 2 years now. I know it is the correct choice. I am, however, scared – very. And, it preoccupies my thoughts. Odd to consider an amputation a positive, but, I believe it is just that. Also, I am wanting to continue on for my PhD in Gerontology, so I really need to rectify my situation. Also, I can’t kick my depression, even though I have fun, keep busy, I am still depressed. I should be hiking. Instead, I’m stuck w/a wheelchair, when I don’t need to. I am now waiting to hear if we will go above knee, and set the date.
I’ve often thought about you all.
Hi to everyone!
Take Care
And I am on Facebook —
I don’t know my address trac in nebraska,
Maybe redontherocks, but I’m on every day.
Blessings,
I was involved in a motorcycle accident about 18 months ago. Broke my femur, fibia, tibia and shattered my ankle. Had 3 initial surguries, another to take out the plate that broke in my fibia, and yet another to replace the rod in my femur b/c it never fused together.
To Glenn about the bone stimulator….it works….doesnt hurt! Expensive so make sure your insurance picks up the tab.
Still experiencing painful burning and tingling in my ankle…..any suggestions?
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Thank you Houston Wes.. and also, congratulations! I never took the vicodan they gave me at the hospital…I have a high tolerance for pain and a low tolerance for anything other than water. When they gave me a 1/2 portion of pain reliever when I went in for my initial fractures, I crashed within minutes! : ) You should be very proud of yourself! I remember writing my senior master’s paper on Gregory House – and his addiction issues. It’s a difficult road! Good luck!
Thankyou Noreen and Lois =) I too am glad I got off the vicodin addiction kick…Very lucky to have such great advice and support to make it through that 40 days without sleep to endure hell after hell to be back among the living. And Lois, I remember the movie with the snowboarding Granny..I can see her (you) just tearing it all up.. But I cant seem to remember her name now lol =)) I’ll figure it out… It’ll come to me 😉
to Lois #2 you keep up your spirits… I’ll see if I can get hold of Trac on myspace… I noticed I hadnt been over there in nearly a year but shes one of my friends on there. Who knows if anyone at aLL keeps up with MYspace now that Facebook is the big thing… but will try… 😉
til later…off to school in the rain on the bike again =)
Thanks Lois #1! Hey, I used to live in Toronto! My husband grew up there. I lived there when we got married. May 1978 – October 1982. OOOOOt and aboooot! : ) eh!
This is the original Lois (from Canada) to Lois the second,in the Adirondacs… (don’t know if I spelled that right).. Wow,,, I am so sorry that you are having these complications. In the past, there was a man named Clarke who had a fusion, but he has not been on the site for a long time. He is the only one that I know of who actually had that surgery. There is also a woman named Ana who posts on the first year ankle blog who was commenting a while ago about having to go in for fusion. Also there is a long time poster, named Anklequest who was having problems which sounded similar to yours, and I believe she was also looking at a fusion. Trac, as well was faced with that possiblity, but that is not done yet… You may be able to find Ana on the first year site, or Trac or Anklequest may perhaps come back on with some advice or information for you. Wishing you,,, and all others,,,the very best. Lois the original from Canada
Sorry, if I caused confusion, it’s my left ankle that had fractured in 6 places 10/16/08. He said it developed severe osteoarthritis, but from what I’ve read it could have been simply the trauma that caused it. I guess it’s almost bone on bone and he said it will only get worse. Okay, that’s my info. : )
Hi Kids! : )
This is the second Lois….in the Adirondacks. I went to the ortho dr. on Tuesday a.m. and he looked at my ankle and said, “well, this doesn’t look good.” He had the x-rays done and said I need to be fused. My right foot is developing hammer toes from over compensation. The surgery is scheduled for 10/18.
You know, I don’t really have pain and have never taken anything for pain control, so I’m hoping this experience will allow me that much anyway. He says 3 months in a cast.
Any feedback from you experienced people?!