Ankle

[bluegtate]

So I broke my ankle ridding yesterday. I thought it was just sprained so I came home flushed the ski out and put my foot up. I woke up this morning and it was swollen like crazy and all sorts of colors, so I decided to go to the ER. Well I have an oblique fracture of malledus, tomorrow I go see the orthopedic surgeon to see how he is going to pin and plate me up.

:crying:

 

[tom21]

So I broke my ankle ridding yesterday. I thought it was just sprained so I came home flushed the ski out and put my foot up. I woke up this morning and it was swollen like crazy and all sorts of colors, so I decided to go to the ER. Well I have an oblique fracture of malledus, tomorrow I go see the orthopedic surgeon to see how he is going to pin and plate me up.

:crying:

that sucks!:eek2:

 

[Foximus]

haha that makes 2 of us.

 

[YAMA CAT]

Good Luck with it. Keep it elevated and ice it when you can. That's one thing I have learned with my ordeal.

 

[GPnVB]

Definitely sucks, it takes forever for ankles to get back to normal, or close to it. I don't think mine will ever be the same. Two years after my incident they are still disfigured.

 

[stuntbikemike]

how did it happen...

 

[sflsurfrider]

sorry to hear that!

what exactly did you do that broke it?

 

[YAMA CAT]

Definitely sucks, it takes forever for ankles to get back to normal, or close to it. I don't think mine will ever be the same. Two years after my incident they are still disfigured.

Wow two years, you are scaring me. I'm going on little over two months on my injury. My doctor and therapist keep telling that swelling will eventually go down and it will look normal again.

 

[Big Kahuna]

Wow two years, you are scaring me. I'm going on little over two months on my injury. My doctor and therapist keep telling that swelling will eventually go down and it will look normal again.

Uh, hey Barb, sorry to break the news but what part about you is normal???:chairshot::chairshot::chairshot::chairshot::chairshot::chairshot::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::cheer2::cheer2::laughing::laughing::laughing:at:at:

 

[wydopen]

bummer geoff..hope you heal up..

 

[YAMA CAT]

Uh, hey Barb, sorry to break the news but what part about you is normal???:chairshot::chairshot::chairshot::chairshot::chairshot::chairshot::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::wave::cheer2::cheer2::laughing::laughing::laughing:at:at:

Hey BK, Once the swelling goes down, I want my high heels back:cheer2:

Sorry for the:hijacked: bluegate My ankle feels a 100% better since the surgery. Good Luck and keep it elevated.

 

[Big Kahuna]

yeah, follow the Cats advice..........

 

[GPnVB]

Wow two years, you are scaring me. I'm going on little over two months on my injury. My doctor and therapist keep telling that swelling will eventually go down and it will look normal again.

I broke one and severely sprained both on a landing, not pretty. I spent 1 month in two casts and another with just one cast. I then went through 6 months of PT 3 times a week. I worked hard getting back to normal and have relatively normal use now but, when you look at them, they don't really look like your normal ankle. With just a glance they might but if you really want to look at them they don't.

Best of luck to everyone with ankle injuries. They suck and I know I never want to go through it again.

 

[bluegtate]

sorry to hear that!

what exactly did you do that broke it?

Lets start with the waves were the best they have been all year. I was surfing a wave and when I slashed the wave I got behind it, so in surf stance I decide to jump the wave going towards the shore. Some how my feet came out of the tray but I still held onto the ski and then the ski and I hit the water and my ankle took full impact to the tray. This is the second big skiing injury this year.

 

[aranka]

here's what to expect if you get screws and plates. it takes a long time to heal fully but you will be up and about very quickly.

 

[YAMA CAT]

here's what to expect if you get screws and plates. it takes a long time to heal fully but you will be up and about very quickly.

Your scar is up the center. Did you break one side? Your scar looks good though.

 

[aranka]

Your scar is up the center. Did you break one side? Your scar looks good though.

yep up the center and tails off to the right at the bottom of my foot (top of pic). 9 screws and 2 plates, broke both bones in about 5 places.

 

[GPnVB]

Here are my ankles. Left looks worse than the right but you can use them to compare.

Left

Right

No surgery needed.

 

[GPnVB]

yep up the center and tails off to the right at the bottom of my foot (top of pic). 9 screws and 2 plates, broke both bones in about 5 places.

Geeesh, that sounds like it hurt..........a lot.

 

[Big Kahuna]

yurp..........there goes my appitite.