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hoping you heal up quickly andy. andy took a nasty spill this weekend and has leg/ankle fractures.

What the......I thought he was having a Non-fishing weekend this weekend.

Dude, you ain't young anymore, take it easy and heal up.

Bummer! Heal quick!!

Sorry. Fishing related?

Wow sorry to hear this, Get well soon Andy

Hope you heal quickly so you are ready for the fall run...

that's terrible! get well soon Andy

That sucks.... Andy, check in when things settle into your rehabbing....

Thanks everyone ... it's a Pilon fracture ... pronounced ... Pee-lon ... bad, multiple fractures to the distal tibula in my left leg ... was walking down a boat ramp early in the morning, the ramp had dew on it, one leg went up, the other stayed ... and the rest is history ... my doctor was really surprised at the scope of damage to that part of my leg ... I have to go back for an X-Ray once a week for three weeks to ensure it's healing properly, and not getting worse.

He gave me a boot rather than a cast, so I can take it off in the shower ... but have to shower on a shower seat ... little uneasy about removing my splint, but it's better than what I did this morning for getting clean ... filled the tub, got on my knees and dunked headfirst and washed top half, then washed the right leg, but never touched the left ... so it will be nice to get that thing washed.

My goal is to get it stronger than ever before, may help with bounding over the rocks ... but a potential side effect of a pilon fracture down the road is post-traumatic arthritis ... which I am not looking forward to.

Bob ... while sitting in the ER in Westerly, RI, I was thinking about your injury out on Block ... figured you had a similar injury, correct?

Although I didn't spill over a cliff:smash:

Ouch and another OUCH

Hope you get back to fishing as soon as your able , had one of them boot thingy on for a long time myself ......

Regards
VB

It is now 5:33 p.m. ET ... I am counting down the seconds to 7:10 p.m. ET ... when I get to take my next round of pain killers ... the doctor said they typically only last 4 hours ... but I am on a 6 hour rotation ... this is when I start counting the minutes and seconds ...

Sounds the same as mine but mine was just a fracture no a clean break, and it still gets sore from time to time, but the same thing happened my right foot stayed while the rest of my body took off down the cliff

Bob, is it strong though? I want to ensure mine grows back as strong if not stronger than it was before ... will to drink some kind of steriod laced milk I think ...

Ya it's just as strong as it was, I think I have some kind of arthritis in it

I just realized the boot he put on today is really, really, really uncomfortable ... did you find the same? I guess you got through it?

Getting any hardware? When I broke mine I got a 9" plate and a bunch of screws. It gets sore from time to time. When you can and the Dr. okays it.. stretch it out frequently. My ankle got really stiff while I was laid up. Also one calf is substantially large than the other. Good luck! And don't worry the pain goes away soon!

Hey Andy, I can grab a wheelchair from work and you could easily fish from the pier.... just saying


Sorry about your accident. Those pain pills can be addictive so stop as soon as yoyr body lets you!

thats due to swelling Andy ...and i know exactly what your going thru...So Sorry to hear of your Mishap...

i truely think it's time for you to buy a boat or a kayak .

see if you can loosen the boot.... without de-moblizing the ankle.
meaning the Doc wants it imobilized to heal
but you may need some room to
breathe down there or your circulation gets cut off....from swelling

i remember when i had a cast and my dog was
"so glad to see me" she body slammed my cast
with a side ways collision... Holy Moly! It swelled up and
the pain was as bad as having a kidney stone which
is comparable to a woman having a baby.

anyways back to you.... get your swelling down by getting that foot way elevated higher than your torso and take some advil
because that reduces swelling much MUCH better than percs...

percs will make ya "crazy angry and volitile" in some cases
and/ or make you constipated too.... so take them only as long
as you need to because they are very addicting.not good 4ya !
also:
take an old pair of sweat pants or the sleaves of an old sweat shirt
and cut them to make "crutch wraps" for extra cushion !

I am sorry to hear this. I will keep you in my prayers for a quick healing.

sorry Andy. Get well soon

Thanks everyone for the wishes and wisdom ... but a few things ...

How do you know if you don't need the percoset any more? I know they are addictive, have only been taking them since Sunday morning, but within an hour of the time to take another, my leg is hurting like crazy ... so I take another ... but I am counting the seconds until my next one.

I am also taking 600 mg ibuprofen ... but pretty much only twice a day, as they are every eight hours and only wih a meal, so I take one at breakfast and dinner ... but it doesn't have the same effect as the percoset ... I was also shocked at the doctor's response today, he did not sugar coat it at all ... said, it was going to be a long road to recovery.

Thanks again everyone for the kind words and advice.

also sorry to hear this happen to a fellow fisher. make sure to follow the rehab no matter how much it hurts, push yourself, and at other times take the boot off and stretch it to that sharp pain hits, and keep doin reps like that. Ice every time you work it. good luck

Hey Andy, sorry to hear about your leg, you take care of yourself, I will say a little healing prayer for you so you can get back at the fishing soon

If the percoset are not working, call you doctor and ask him to increase the perscription or ask if there is something else you can take that may work better.

Hang in there buddy hope you have a speedy recovery.

not to burst your Bubble of Hope my friend
but i never recovered....

i was having to walk up roofs backwards
as i lost some dorsiflection in the ANKLE
so i quit that work....

i cannot stress enough for you to find
a pysical therapy center with a wading pool

because then (when your ready mind you)PT's will know)
you can begin to put a "demand on your ankle"
to un-swell and re-gain strength @ half your body weight
being in the pool. it's what helped me the most.

my break was the worst they had ever seen
my determination and work effort/recovery was exceptional.

you have to factor in the arthritic changes coming Andy,
as others have mentioned so (get your handicapped placard)
fill out the form from your Doctor have him sign it (just do it)
correction:Actually you get it from the registry of motor vehicles (sorry my bad)
concrete will be your enemy in the future 5-10 years from now
you'll be able to handle it in the AM after your sleeptime rest
but your ANKLE will soon become the BOSS ....

of course everyone heals differently and you MAY have a complete
recovery...only time will tell... plan on the worst and go for the best.

the spandex brace that has velcro wraps are very awesome to use
and give you more endurance when your ready for them
buy at least two ...one to wear and one to wash.

keep in mind though that your good foot and hip will take over
and get real sore from carrying the LOAD because unconsciously
you will be standing like a stork or continuously shifting your weight
to the stronger side so don't over do it and never be hopping!

Thanks Craig ... will pay attention to that ... I probably wont be ready for PT for another three weeks, as my doctor wants me to stay home for the most part for two to three weeks.

Jules, thanks for the wishes ... but please, use all the energy you have for yourself and Captain Bill ... while my pain and agony are not good ... I am still sending Ts&Ps to the both of you ... plus me ... but thanks.

Interesting, I noticed that my toes on my left foot, and my knee are not aligned ... it seems like it was set with the toes facing 10 oclock on the clock dial, while my knee is straight ... and when I move my toes to 12 oclock on the dial, my knee is pointing to the 2 oclock position. I called the nurse at my doctor's office, she said the doctor wasn't concerned because he will be looking at it on Tuesday ... but it's not his leg ... oh well.

Thanks again to everyone.

Feel better Andy!!:)

is it within an hour of the 4 hours you are supposed to take them....or within the six hours you are telling yourself to take them? If the latter....take them every 4 hours as directed.

get through the pain and then we can send you to Detox if you run into any problems :hihi:

final thought
 

do NOT drink any alcohol while on pain meds

i forgot one day.... had some wiskey and OJ

and the hangover the next day

was 15 years ago now
i STILL remember it

yeah, I don't drink ... but do take the pills religously ... with the exception of last night, wound up sleeping two hours past my pill time ...which didn't matter, it was nice to get a night of sleep with only four to six wake-ups (along with a few times laying around) rather than four to six 10-minute naps, which happened the previous two or three nights.

hopefully I will be sawing wood in no time for the entire night I hope