Broken ankle with pics.

[Mark Grant]

"Oh no - I've broken my ankle - I know, I'll take a pic... "

Seriously..????? I would have been shouting my fking head off....

I suppose I was quite surprised how little it hurt.
When it happened I hopped to the back door of the house I was working at, opened it and called.
' Mrs Robinson'
'Yes'
'I've just broken my leg.'
'Shall I call an ambulance?'
'Yes please'

I then sat and finished the coffee she had made my 5 minutes previously.

 

[ufkacbln]

Ouch. Looks nasty.

Don't forget a broken bone, whether in plaster or not, means that you must not do the washing up for at least 6 weeks.

Get well soon.

Standing joke

I perform the administration of Radioactive Iodine for Thyroid problems and there are lots of restrictions

With the patient's consent we involve partners, husbands, and wives

Part of the restriction is that you can only prepare food with scrupulous hand hygiene for a period of time

Quite often we get "Thank you for that - I was afraid he would have to cook" or "Damn - I was looking forward to a couple of weeks without cooking"

In the latter case we offer to rescind the advice and ask the patient how long they would like their partner to cook

It is a good icebreaker to personalise something that can be too clinical


I will not share some of the answers we get to the issues of no intimate contact as they can be anything from funny to tragic

 

[guitarpete247]

My brother did his a couple of months back. I'm going back up North at the end of Feb and he's hoping to be back on bike by then. Hopefully by end of April for Donny finish of the Tour de Yorkshire he will be. He's diabetic so more worrying with circulation issues.

 

[ufkacbln]

I suppose I was quite surprised how little it hurt.
When it happened I hopped to the back door of the house I was working at, opened it and called.
' Mrs Robinson'
'Yes'
'I've just broken my leg.'
'Shall I call an ambulance?'
'Yes please'

I then sat and finished the coffee she had made my 5 minutes previously.

OT

Something to be very aware of, in Fareham there is a railway bridge that has water flowing down the side it can be quite dangerous when icy

I witnessed someone coming off the bike last year

They insisted they were unhurt but my advice to take it easy until the fight or flight wore off

I was right as they did have a fractured ankle

The body has a natural response to disguise pain in order to allow you to escape whilst injured

Always consider this when examining yourself after an accident

It may not hurt now, but it will

 

[Katherine]

Best wishes for your recovery.

 

[subaqua]

I used to do dislocating of ankles as a party trick from when I was 18 , up to about 21. I had mad he'd ankles badly as a teen playing rugby . Then I realised how much it hurt the next week or so . So I stopped and let the muscles and stuff get proper strength . Hurts in the cold .

Kudos for the pics !

 

[Cuchilo]

"Oh no - I've broken my ankle - I know, I'll take a pic... "

Seriously..????? I would have been shouting my fking head off....

That cause you aint from Hanworth innit

 

[teaboy]

I had a bit of an accident last Wednesday and managed to dislocate & fracture my right ankle.

Ambulance arrived really quickly and as soon as I got to A&E the doctor said he needed to pull it (straight) immediately.

An X-ray showed that I had a Trimalleolar fracture-dislocation. I broke both sides and the back.
Surgery on Friday 18th, they fitted plates and screws as well as an artificial ligament as I had ruptured or torn mine!
So now I must not put any weight on that foot for 6 weeks and then it'll be possibly another 6 gradually letting it bear weight again. I spoke to the physio about cycling as part of the rehabilitation, I think the response whilst positive was a bit of a 'we'll deal with that when we come to it'.
Anyone else suffered a similar injury, how long before you were back on the bike?
Cheers.

 

[teaboy]

I had a bit of an accident last Wednesday and managed to dislocate & fracture my right ankle.

Ambulance arrived really quickly and as soon as I got to A&E the doctor said he needed to pull it (straight) immediately.

An X-ray showed that I had a Trimalleolar fracture-dislocation. I broke both sides and the back.
Surgery on Friday 18th, they fitted plates and screws as well as an artificial ligament as I had ruptured or torn mine!
So now I must not put any weight on that foot for 6 weeks and then it'll be possibly another 6 gradually letting it bear weight again. I spoke to the physio about cycling as part of the rehabilitation, I think the response whilst positive was a bit of a 'we'll deal with that when we come to it'.
Anyone else suffered a similar injury, how long before you were back on the bike?
Cheers.

 

[teaboy]

Yep came off the bike picked up the same injuries as you pushed the bike home and did not cycle again for twenty years now trying to make up for lost time So good luck and I hope your back on a bike soon

 

[cyberknight]

GWS.