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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.
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