get well soon...Bite Me fractures ankle

[Raven]

ooooooh not fun....

r.i.c.e. rest ice circulation elevation , i believe you'll learn

How about range of motion... dorsel flection ...

IBUPROPHEN take it with milk ..

put sweatshirt sleaves on/over your crutch rubbers for extra cushion to prevent arm pit burn


don't know which foot: but
be careful of using your other foot leg and especially your opposite hip to do everything ...because you'll burn it out
real quick ...also if your wearing one of those air cast boots
that makes your injured leg Longer.

Heal up JIM ....don't forget your vitamins !!

[Slipknot]

Wow Jim, I hope it's not so bad and heals quick. I guess now you can have the kids wait on you for a change


I'll move the thread for you

[numbskull]

Sorry to hear this, Jim. Is it a bad break?

[Clammer]

hope getting better ;;

BETTER now than in 4 months ><><><

[BOSOX]

Originally Posted by Raven

ooooooh not fun....

r.i.c.e. rest ice circulation elevation

It's been awhile since I worked in the rehab hospital but I believe the "c" is for compression (ace bandages etc...), wrap the ice around ankle with ace wrap and elevate. As for the crutches and stairs...remember "up with the good foot, down with the bad"
Good luck with the rehab!

[PNG]

Bummer.

Never mind the noise you hear downstairs its just Ernie & me tidying up a little

[Biteme]

Thanks for the kind words. I can't stand just sitting here, but my 10 year old daughter is waiting on me. She served me pancakes on her princess TV tray this morning . Chris the door is locked and alarmed.

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by Biteme

Thanks for the kind words. I can't stand just sitting here, but my 10 year old daughter is waiting on me. She served me pancakes on her princess TV tray this morning . Chris the door is locked and alarmed.

Ya, but he was hiding inside when you locked the door. Seriously heel quickly. Spring is coming.

[Flaptail]

I know a nice cold creek that empties into the bay. If you put some waders on and go stand in it on a dropping tide, even at this time of year, it can be very therapeutic not only for your ankle but your soul as well.

Hope you heal fast.

[mrstriper]

thanks slip for moving the post...hey PNG we can probably take a couple hundred plugs EACH and he can't chase us down


yes the c is for compression!!!

[Lower]

Sorry to hear that Jim. Like Clamer said below...better now than in 4 months! Ernie...count me in on the hiest. I'll bring a wheelbarrell.

[Dad 818]

As someone who has broken both ankles more than once, the best piece of advice I can offer you is: TAKE IT EASY. Don't try to do too much too fast it will only make the process take that much longer.

[wader-dad]

Jim- I fractured my ankle a few years ago playing touch football with my kids- had surgery and got 2 plates and 9 screws. Non-weight bearing for 3 months. It sucked. But I listened to the doctors and the physical therapists and did not walk on it until they told me too. I did not want to mess it up for the rest of my life. My brother-in-law started walking on a broken ankle way too soon and it is a mess- never healed right. I did what they said and mine is good as new. I fished Cutty this fall with no problems and I ran 4 miles today. So my advice is to do what they say and get used to pissing in a bottle-cuts down on crutching to the bathroom.

[MAC]

Originally Posted by mrstriper

thanks slip for moving the post...hey PNG we can probably take a couple hundred plugs EACH and he can't chase us down


yes the c is for compression!!!

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Jim, Hope ya heal up fast