Broken foot

[Zippinalong]

Oh boy, that really stinks. Wishes for a speedy recovery!

[Tokie]

Are you non weight bearing now? I'm recovering from a broken ankle. My salvation has been my kneeling scooter ( bought online from an eBay store) Cost 300$, worth every cent - you can use your hands! My ins paid 60%, w/ a "letter of medical necessity" from my MD. I was on crutches for 8 weeks. I am still using it to walk the dogs(1 at a time) & go to the gym(3 blocks away). My ankle is really sore & it will take me weeks to get back to something like normal. I also bought a La Fuma lounge chair online for 89$ - good for leg elevation w/out killing my back & psoas. I also had to go shopping to buy an (ugly cowboy )boot to keep my hips level while walking in the boot, it was causing quite a bit of hip pain. Hang in there, I hope you have someone to help you out at home! Tokie

[Grits]

Yes Tokie, I am non-weight bearing. I was thinking some type of rolling device would be so much better than these crutches. I'm going back to the orthopedist
in a week so will get a better idea of how long I will be on crutches. If it is much longer, I'll look into getting the scooter.

Did you break your ankle in a bike accident? I think I have hated having to tell people that is how I did it more than anything since everyone talks about how dangerous it is all the time.

[Tokie]

Of course it was a bike accident(last one, I broke my thumb) lots of grief from work-she's off again! I just tell people "I was riding down a hill really fast & having fun" & smile & tell them it's areally bad break,I had surgery-screws-plate-& am off work for 3 months & can hardly wait to walk again.I think the scooter diffuses alot of the bike safety lecture momentum though. If people go off on that, I share that statistically, riding horses is far more risky-even riskier than hang gliding! And I tell them that the corner where I crashed on an isolated rural Hwy is SO notorious that when I told the ambulance I was amazed that they found me they said "oh,we knew exactly where you'ld be-this is where everyone crashes" (it's a steep S curve & the first curve is horribly off camber which I didn't notice 'til it was too late). I also tell everyone that I'm incredibly lucky that I didn't break my hip or worse, that I had time to choose crash uphill or downhill(I picked uphill). It is different when you have been someone else's "victim"'in a bike accident, both emotionally & how you are able to present the situation to others. Plays out better because I can start out by saying "I was really having fun". Telling my bike injuries caused by others will usu have the cautionary negative feedback you are getting. I have to admit that this time after a few "lectures" I began dreaming up alternative versions of my injury that would entertain me & cut down on neg feedback. Truly, when you are injured due to someone else's fault, both the physical & emotional suffering are worse. Wishing you a speedy recovery!