BS: My broken leg

Subject: BS: My broken leg
From: RangerSteve
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 02:10 PM

I was cleaning out my car, and somehow stumbled in my driveway, which just dirt and gravel and has an uneven surface, and I have no idea just how I managed to break both bones in my lower right leg, but I did. Since my computer room is kind of cluttered, It's been 2 and a half weeks since I've been able clear a path to the computer, which was blocked by some heavy furniture. I'm back. I'm not going to bother looking at 2 1/2 weeks worth of Mudcat postings. If you had some good news to share, I'm happy for you. If you had bad news, I'm sorry I couldn't offer you my sympathies. If there was anything really notable happening here, just post it on this thread. Thanks.

By the way, I'm not looking for sympathy, but that doesn't mean I won't accept it.

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: DougR
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 02:21 PM

Well, RangerSteve, you got it from me. Fortunately I've never had a broken leg (or anything else if you discount what Greg F might have to say).

DougR

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: GUEST,SINSULL
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 02:51 PM

OUCH!
Took a tumble myself two or three weeks ago. My pride and my knee got the worst of it.
You must have another three weeks of the cast and then some therapy, right?
So sorry.
Mary

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: catspaw49
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 02:59 PM

Geeziz........Ain't it always the way? Some simple thing. On the other hand, here is a damn good reason for NOT cleaning out your car......or paving your driveway.........or going to a good car wash.

Get well and glad it isn't even worse!

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 03:00 PM

I've had one broken leg, same arrangement you did. Not fun, makes things awkward (even when you're a kid, as I was).

Be sure to keep it up when you can. It prevents swelling and promotes healing.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: alanabit
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 03:09 PM

Just wishes for a full and speedy recovery from these quarters.

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: gnu
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 03:20 PM

Ow. Stop that!

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: Sorcha
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 03:36 PM

Whdja wanna go and do a dumb thing like that for? You're too old to bounce!

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: LilyFestre
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 03:37 PM

YOUCH! Hope your leg is healing well and not causing pain!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: Ebbie
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 03:41 PM

Two bones? That must be painful. My commiserations- when something bad or untoward happens I would like always to feel that it was of some use - but no Brownie points for that. Maybe the message is simply that next time you will watch where you step?

Heal quickly and well.

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: Rapparee
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 03:48 PM

I walked out of a building and into an parking lot, paved, level, dry, and empty except for my car.

I fell down and ripped the meniscus in my right knee.

Well, actually, I was doing a HALO jump into Afghanistan and had to fight my way back out through five hundred miles of....

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: fat B****rd
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 03:52 PM

I hope your leg gets better soon, Ranger Steve. Take good care.

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: Rasener
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 03:58 PM

>>Be sure to keep it up when you can. It prevents swelling<<

Not much good if it isn't swelling.

as he limpps out of here

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 04:02 PM

Howdy Steve, how'd ya come ta break yer laig?

I didn't come ta break ma laig, I came ta clean out the car!






Get better soon my friend ;)

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: jacqui.c
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 04:10 PM

Ouch! Commiserations mate.

I hope it all heals up fast - it must be so inconvenient!

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: Sorcha
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 04:48 PM

Les, I thought of that but didn't say it!

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: Rasener
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 04:57 PM

Tut tut tut Sorcha, how could you think such things LOL :-)

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: Tig
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 05:59 PM

Catherine Jane may still have her copy of The Landings Book to lend you. Silly thing to do - says she who broke her ankle twisting it and her shoulder flying downstairs without her broomstick.

Be warned. They can be more bother after they are supposedly properly 'healed'!

Love and hugs
xxxx

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: ranger1
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 06:08 PM

OW, Steve, ow, ow! Heal soon. You missed my birthday, but you have a good excuse.

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 06:50 PM

simple accidents ...

good to know it's healed enough to limp back into Mudcatland, now keep healing & catching up on all the important stuff!

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: Dharmabum
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 09:54 PM

OUCH!
Sorry to hear about your leg.

DB.

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: Maryrrf
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 11:03 PM

Ouch Ouch - broken in two places! Strange how accidents can happen so suddenly when you're just ambling along doing routine things. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: RangerSteve
Date: 29 Mar 10 - 11:39 AM

Oddly enough, It's all the fault of my cane. Since I have to walk with a cane, I thought I'd get a nice looking one, so I bought one make from a hawthorne root. It's extremely hard, and when I stumbled, my leg got twisted around the cane, causing my leg to snap. So much for vanity. I'm wearing a plastic boot on my leg, which I was told weighs 2 1/2 pounds, but feels like it weighs 50 pounds. I finally got the hang of hopping around with the help of a walker, sleeping on my couch, since I can't go upstairs to my bedroom. Thanks for all your kind thoughts. On the plus side, my roommate has to do everything for me, so he now knows what I went through when he had leg surgery to replace some blood veins.

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: Ebbie
Date: 29 Mar 10 - 12:28 PM

Ha! What goes around comes around. Enjoy the parts that you can.

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 03:29 AM

The problem with leg brakes, apart from the obvious ones, is that whilst healing, the muscles waste througn lack of use. This affects ballance when you start to use the leg again. This makes movement difficult and tirering and further falls likely.

Any physio that keeps leg muscles working normally is so important and any amount of walking asap is best.

Best wishes

L in C

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: My guru always said
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 03:55 AM

Heal well Steve, sorry to hear that you've been in the wars recently!!
Hugs,
HIl xx

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: Charmion
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 09:22 AM

Been there, done that -- twice. Got interesting scars to prove it.

The plastic boot is an enormous improvement on good, old-fashioned plaster of Paris. You can open the Velcro straps and have a good scratch!

The man from Chorlton is right about muscle atrophy and physio. Do your exercises!

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 10:17 AM

Thanks Mr/ Ms Charmion, and stay away from all forms of work until well past feeling pretty good. Buy a banjo or something ..........

L in C

Subject: RE: BS: My broken leg
From: gnu
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 01:57 PM

Snapped it with the cane? Oh my!