Is anyone interested in an update on my foot? (Sorry I'm bored) NOT FOR THE SQUEMISH

turninggrey · MIP Old Timer

Is anyone interested in an update on my foot? (Sorry I'm bored) NOT FOR THE SQUEMISH

StPeteDean · MIP Old Timer

Geez can you still work the flaps with that thing? confuse

Mr_David · MIP Old Timer

StPeteDean wrote:
Geez can you still work the flaps with that thing?

I was wondering that myself, Dean. I guess marathons are out of the question also. Don't get me wrong, TG: We do appreciate the update, we really do. The pictures, though are another story altogether. At least you're right about one thing...it's not for the squeamish. I guess that second bowl of ice cream is out of the question. Yikes...

Jerry F · MIP Old Timer

That caused me to compare journeys cause I've been there and done that only with the other pedal. My journey contained alot of witnessed extra curricular activity by HP which of course got a lot of "AaaaaHaaa" comments from the fellowship and the professionals who abided. It earned me 6 pins and screws...how many you got huh? Don't try kicking anything that is in anyway fixed in place... smile

maire rua · Senior Member

Impressive

Mr_David · MIP Old Timer

maire rua wrote:
Impressive

Indeed.

Wren · Senior Member

Oh, cool! Nice job correcting. I see the little "x" where the ems checked for a distal pulse. I'm fascinated by this kind of stuff, osteos sure know their stuff nowadays! Bet you won't even have a limp when it's all healed. Altho, come cold weather, when you get older, bet you'll know when a storm's coming! Chris

justadrunk · MIP Old Timer

WO

vixen · MIP Old Timer

That's pretty gross and yet I am glad ya shared it here so I can wish ya a speedy recovery. :)

Pythonpappy · MIP Old Timer

Hey TG, ... thanks for the update ... What this reminds me of, is when the 'redneck' called out "Hey Ya'll ... ... ... Watch This" ... the results were the same ... LOL

turninggrey · MIP Old Timer

Pythonpappy wrote:
Hey TG, ... thanks for the update ... What this reminds me of, is when the 'redneck' called out "Hey Ya'll ... ... ... Watch This" ... the results were the same ... LOL

That was pretty much the situation!

turninggrey · MIP Old Timer

Wren wrote:
Oh, cool! Nice job correcting. I see the little "x" where the ems checked for a distal pulse. I'm fascinated by this kind of stuff, osteos sure know their stuff nowadays! Bet you won't even have a limp when it's all healed. Altho, come cold weather, when you get older, bet you'll know when a storm's coming! Chris

You nailed this diagnosis Wren. That is what the pros are saying.

Tom

turninggrey · MIP Old Timer

Jerry F wrote:

That caused me to compare journeys cause I've been there and done that only with the other pedal. My journey contained alot of witnessed extra curricular activity by HP which of course got a lot of "AaaaaHaaa" comments from the fellowship and the professionals who abided. It earned me 6 pins and screws...how many you got huh? Don't try kicking anything that is in anyway fixed in place...

2 plates 11 screws. I will try and put up the xrays............

Tom

StPeteDean · MIP Old Timer

I'd like here the how, where, when... and what the extraction process looked like. Was it a remote area?

SteveP · MIP Old Timer

Man TG, that is awful. Pain! Impressed at how you're holding up. El progam in actiono! Thoughts are very much with you!

Steve

turninggrey · MIP Old Timer

Well, let me tell you all about it...........Everybody--pull up a chair! On Sep 21st we (30 Boy Scouts/parents) drove up to:

http://www.maricopa.gov/parks/mcdowell/

Where we camped for the night. It really is a nice facility. The next morning, we drove to:

http://usnwc.org/

Now this is a pretty cool place. We started here:

http://usnwc.org/activities/mega-zip/ Then http://usnwc.org/activities/mega-jump/ then http://usnwc.org/activities/mega-jump/ then http://usnwc.org/activities/ then http://usnwc.org/activities/flatwater-kayaking/ then http://usnwc.org/activities/whitewater-rafting/ then back here http://usnwc.org/activities/stand-up-paddle-boarding/ then I went here http://usnwc.org/outfitters-store/ and got a few souvenirs, which is where I should have called it quits. I wandered out at about 6:30 pm and started hanging out here: http://usnwc.org/activities/rock-climbing/ Now, this is right near the front entrance, and had a lot of different climbing experiences. One of them was boulder climbing. The boulder climbing is the one thing in the park that is kind of lacking in "over the top" safety requirements. You do not strap into a harness, and there is no supervision. It is a separate part of the overall "Rock Climbing" area. It is an incline as you can see from the you tube vids below.

What I was trying to do was break into a group of guys that were hanging out there. They were kind monopolizing the area, and my kid was really wanting to try it. They looked to be a group of friends where two of them had just come back from military training somewhere (I thought they were marines because while climbing, they were "Semper Fi-ing" each other. Anyhow, they were a nice group of guys, and I think they did not realize they were kind of dominating the area. So I walked up with my grey hair, ans stood in line, and they nicely backed off, and I was hoping my son would jump in. He was a bit reluctant, or maybe he was just being nice because he wanted me to climb first, but regardless, I felt now compelled to climb.

The group of guys got interested when I got above where a couple of them could not get to. They started yelling advice. Then my Son starts yelling where to grab, and it also turned out about 20 of the Scouts/parents were sitting on the hillside watching as well. So, what you can see from the video was a cliff edge that the last guy got to. When I made that, the guys start yelling "Do a pull up!" So I did.

My mistake was letting go from the ledge. I did it because the "Marine"that made it that high a couple minutes before did it. You/I (In retrospect) can tell that it is probably just on the edge of too high to jump, but I honestly an pretty nimble and I did not think it was too high for a "PLF" recovery into the shredded tires below. I also think, that where I started the climb had a pretty stable footing and the tire pieces were dense and compact. This lead me to believe I would drop in the same. I was wrong. I dropped into tire shavings that were fluffy and not compact AND I landed in the divot created by the Marine that jumped before me. I was not able to PLF because my foot did not hit flat, it divoted into a hole that trapped my foot making my ankle go "over center". The crack was heard by all present.

Luckly, there was a married nurse couple standing right next to me. One of our Boy Scout dads was awesome. He is a Fire Fighter/Rescue guy who monitered all the activity. The on staff first aid guy did a good job of making sure everything was being done, and there was a bit of a tiff on who was in charge, and I told the on staff guy that I preferred having the "pretty lady" hold my leg stable.

The ambulance showed up, offered me drugs, I said "Yes Please", and I ended up here:

http://www.presbyterianhospitalhuntersville.org/

Where I was treated really well. My wonderful wifey came with me. They pretty much needed to operate because what you dont see in the picture is the bone sticking out the side of my leg, so they called in the Orthapedic Surgeon, and I woke up a few hours later, had a nice nap, breakfast, lunch and dinner, and was released at 4pm the next day after I got the full 3 bags of antibiotic pumped into me. My wife slept next to me on the couch. Sadly, I still had to endure a 3 hour drive home just as the nerve block wore off. Does anyone need any more info? I can elaborate. smile

Tom

justadrunk · MIP Old Timer

Vixen said it best with "ouchie". I second that! I'm squirming around just thinking about this. This is a great growth opportunity right? Super big virtual hug - and best wishes for a speedy recovery!

-- Edited by justadrunk on Saturday 6th of October 2012 09:54:33 PM

StPeteDean · MIP Old Timer

What an unfortunate accident that happened through no fault of your own. It would've been nice if the previous person would've leveled the shredded tires he displaced.

They have a wall like that at the Breckenridge community center. It was highly staffed and well ran. Took my guest's 11 year old son there last February and watched him climb a bit. I was really tempted but having broke both ankles a few times, in my youth, I figured I'd pass. I had a lot skiing left to do that season. Of course the "voices" in my head were booing me lol.

SteveP · MIP Old Timer

I was sharing in the thread about my son getting his new belt at karate yesterday. The place where he had his examination for the belt had a climbing wall.

One of the other dads said that he was there when a guy fell to the ground from the top of the climbing wall. He heard the thud and saw them put the guy in a medevac helicopter. According to this dad, that was 6 months ago and the guy is making good progress in recovery.

Gotta tell ya TG, between your injury and that story, the temptation of climbing walls has gone for me....

Wishing you good physical recovery (already know your spiritual recovery is good!).

Steve

StPeteDean · MIP Old Timer

Well there is always the belaying ropes, it's the free climbing that is a risk. But ditto, my interest is gone as well. Tom you ruined it for us :P

turninggrey · MIP Old Timer

Sorry Guys.

Jerry F · MIP Old Timer

smile Mahalo TG...somebody had to do it right?

StPeteDean · MIP Old Timer

Yeah Tom, I know how that feels. When it first happens you think you're going to die. Then later, you think that you'll never heal. I snapped my hamstring 3 years ago. I couldn't do anything for a couple weeks. Then I had trouble walking for 6 month. Walked with a gate for another year. At about 2 years I noticed I wasn't swinging my hip and thigh forward to make my lower leg move anymore. All the time working, skiing etc... Life goes on lol.

By the way, I know a building official that broke his ankle like that. Compound fracture, plates screws and all. He contracted an infection that took a year to beat. Then after the took the halo off of his leg and he was healed, something went wrong, colapsed and he's back in a halo, crutches for another year. All the while driving a car, riding around in golf cart all over 3 college campuses doing building inspections. Motorcycle accident. My Hp is putting you folks in my path for a reason, telling me to slow down. The guy I was supposed to meet with to trade dirt bikes with (for the fastest dirt bike every made 110 mph lol) called and cancelled today. I said no problem. It wasn't meant to be. If not for you thread, I'd probably have tried to Make it happen.

turninggrey · MIP Old Timer

Hey Dean,
You picked up on something that I only became aware of last Wednesday--infection! Since it was a compound fracture, that was the doctors big concern, and I sort of glanced over it until my local orthopedic guy expressed that he "sure hoped the other surgeon cleaned it out good"

-- Edited by turninggrey on Sunday 7th of October 2012 01:39:42 PM