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Wasting a beautiful weekend

Discussion in 'Everything Else (off topic)' started by mike bayerl, Jun 24, 2017.

  1. clay shooter

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    not nice hope you get better soon.
     
  2. mike bayerl

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    Well, I snuck out with my boot on and built this milking stand for the sheep. Foot felt fine. Now it's time for rest, ice and elevation.
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  3. Jack Straw

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    Sooooo, not a wasted weekend, eh Mike? :dex:
     
  5. Woodwidow

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    Naughty but nice. Your foot won't heal if you keep using it. Trust me, I know.
     
  6. mike bayerl

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    Thanks for the advice. I'm a terrible patient.
     
  7. Jack Straw

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    Dr heal thyself!
     
  8. billb3

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    They told you the throbbing pain isn't necessaily an indicator of bone healing, right ?

    If they told you to stay off it for x amount of days and it is x amount of days you should be all right.
    Risking breaking a a partially mended and weak injury is not wise. You certainly won't be the first in the world to beat the odds though.
    Be careful.
     
  9. mike bayerl

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    Management of Jones fractures is more art than science. Some people heal with just a stiff-soled shoe, others CAM boot, cast, or rarely primary ORIF. Then again, 25% will have delayed or non-union. I'm trying hard to take ot easy to increase my chances of being one of the 75% that heal fine with non-operative treatment. Thanks for all the advice. I do appreciate it.
     
  10. Stinny

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    Just saw this thread. Sorry it happened and you gotta stop for a while Mike. Sounds like you're getting better with all of it too. Easy does it... :dennis:
     
  11. yooperdave

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    That's one thing we do have a lot of!
     
  12. mike bayerl

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    BTW, I do have a follow up with a foot and ankle specialist Orthopedic surgeon on Friday. That will be almost 3 weeks, so we can see how the bone is healing.
     
  13. mike bayerl

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    Well, had my followup with foot doc today. Bad news... Xrays show no new bone formation. A few more weeks in the boot. If still not healing, then we get a screw.
     
  14. mike bayerl

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    bocefus78 There's actually two breaks in that xray. My pinky toe bone is broken acutely and my middle toe bone has a healed stress fracture that I never knew I had. HAH!
     
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    Has there been much pain? I hope you don't have to have the screw!
     
  16. mike bayerl

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    Pain, not terrible.
     
  17. NH mountain man

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    Sorry to hear Mike, as a unfortunate victim of many broken bones, do it right the first time, don't push it. :pain:Think of all the posting you can do here @ FHC to kill the time. :)
     
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    Sounds like you might need a lag bolt on that puppy:D;)
    Smacked into a tree on a motorcycle, with my foot, took out the pegs and the break, broke my big toe, took a very long time and heal up
     
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    Ouch! Don't want to like that.
     
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    Easier said than done, but take it easy and let nature take its course. I broke my foot in two places when I was around the age of young and dumb. I got lucky and never went to the doctor, crutches for a few weeks and boots for a while after that.

    Not so lucky when I shattered my elbow though.

    Ouch! Glad you were abe to be one of the lucky few that hit a tree on a bike and survived. I lost an aquatinance that way. Speed and trees don't mix.
     
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